- As a PhD candidate at Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Academy of Opera, I will research how to make a model in the opera genre that is more engaging and interactive for the audience.
Short pitch
My Phd- project “PANOPTICON” aims to reimagine what opera can be by blending it with interactive storytelling like LARP, escape rooms, gaming & immersive theatre techniques. My hope is to create an opera where the audience is not just watching—but participating, influencing, and co-creating the experience. Something that can get a life alongside the traditional opera repertoire. A way to tell stories with opera that can be used as both entertainment, play and education.
The research combines practice-based development of interactive performances with theoretical work to establish a framework and design principles for an “interactive opera”, including new concepts that support participants’ orientation, sense of safety, and agency.
