Ethereal Materials contains four key sections: Yuriwaka, an adaptation project; Field Notes, critical reflections on VR performance; World Mapping, understanding virtual worlds; Dissemination, publishing the research.

1. Yuriwaka: A VR adaptation of a 16th century kowakamai dance text

Translation into English of a 16th century text from the Japanese recitative dance form Kowakamai. The text will be adapted into a mixed media VR installation, which will have at its core, the problem of “being there”.

2. Field Notes: reflections on VR performance

The fields notes section consists of short critical interventions on current theatre work in VR. It is a reflective journal that combines personal reflections on performance experiences combined with key concepts from current academic and journalistic literature on VR performance. The notes are published on my Substack.

3. World Mapping: tracking performance worlds

A key part of this project is attempting to understand what constitutes a virtual world in the context of VR theatre. Mapping different worlds by recording their key attributes will help gain insight in that regard.

4. Dissemination: outputs from the research

The fourth segment of the project is disseminating the research. This will take the form of conference paper presentation, colloquiums, and journal articles.