Eleanor is an interactive ‘whodunit’ that invites participants to explore the medieval history of Norwich through an immersive walk through the city. It has been developed in collaboration with the cross-artform organisation Mutiny, and was commissioned as part of UEA’s Future & Form project. It will be launched during the 2021 Norfolk and Norwich Festival […]
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Shifting Lines by Mona Arshi
Shifting Lines is a multimedia poetry installation by UEA alumna Mona Arshi, made in collaboration with the cross-artform organisation Mutiny. Inspired by the coastal landscape of Cley, and commissioned as part of UEA’s Future & Form project, it will be showing at the Cley Wildlife Reserve during the 2021 Norfolk and Norwich Festival from 21 […]
Provenance by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀
Provenance is a multi-screen immersive play by UEA alumna Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ and has been created in collaboration with creative technologists Mutiny. Commissioned as part of UEA’s Future & Form project, it follows the journey of a sacred ibeji artefact from its creation in Benin City, Nigeria in 1895 to present-day Norwich, and will be performed […]
Senseless by James McDermott
Senseless a new work by UEA alumnus James McDermott that combines live theatre with virtual reality technology. Commissioned as part of UEA’s Future & Form project, it was created in collaboration with Guildhall Live Events, an innovative new department of Guildhall School of Music & Drama, and will be launched online as part of the […]
Where Do Stories Come From?
Where Do Stories Come From? is an interactive installation exploring the writer’s process created by UEA alumnus Tash Aw in collaboration with Guildhall Live Events, an innovative new department of Guildhall School of Music & Drama. Commissioned as part of UEA’s Future & Form project, it will be launched online as part of the Norfolk […]
The Living Book by Mitch Johnson
The Living Book is a virtual reality experience by UEA alumnus Mitch Johnson which examines the possible effects of climate change via a 360-degree interactive VR imaginarium. Commissioned as part of UEA’s Future & Form project, it was created in collaboration with Guildhall Live Events, an innovative new department of Guildhall School of Music & […]
Future and Form website goes live
Future and Form is the flagship project of the fiftieth anniversary of the UEA Creative Writing programme and features collaborative projects involving UEA alumni Ayòbámi Adébáyò, Mona Arshi, Tash Aw (pictured), Imogen Hermes Gowar, Mitch Johnson and James McDermott. They will work with UEA faculty, creative technologists, cultural organisations and schools to explore the relationship […]
Future and Form website goes live
What will writing look like in 50 years? What role will authors play in the future? In the fiftieth anniversary year of the UEA Creative Writing programme, the Future and Form research project explores the interface between contemporary literature and creative technology. Full details and updates can be found on the newly launched project website: […]
Future and Form at UEA
The UEA Creative Writing programme has announced a major new project, Future and Form, supported by £240,000 in Arts Council funding. It will be a centrepiece of the CW50 anniversary campaign, which celebrates 50 years of Creative Writing at UEA. Future and Form will partner UEA alumni Ayòbámi Adébáyò, Mona Arshi (pictured), Tash Aw, Imogen […]
UEA launches landmark 50th anniversary project
Press release: The University of East Anglia (UEA) is today announcing a major strand of its ambitious CW50 anniversary campaign, which celebrates 50 years of Creative Writing at UEA. The landmark project – called Future and Form – will see a number of leading writers work with creative technologists, local young people, schools and key […]
