Devising with Live Cinema
Theatre Maker (at The Cockpit)
Artform: Performing arts
Event date: Tue, 18th Aug 2026
London
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Event Summary
Join The Cockpit's new resident company for this full-day workshop, introducing practical techniques for combining performance, camera work, and projection in real time.
Event Description
This workshop is ideal for theatre-makers, performers, directors, designers, and creatives interested in exploring the intersection of live performance and screen-based work. It is suitable for both beginners and experienced practitioners. No prior technical experience is required, and the workshop is designed to be accessible and adaptable to a range of creative backgrounds. Participants interested in visual storytelling, interdisciplinary performance, puppetry, or devised theatre will find particular value in the session. The workshop also offers a space to meet and collaborate with other artists working across different disciplines. Through practical exercises and collaborative experimentation, participants will explore how live cinema can be created using simple, flexible, and resourceful setups. Drawing on approaches developed in The Palimpsest Project's work on Imprints, the workshop demonstrates how compelling cinematic effects can be achieved without large-scale or expensive equipment. We will work with real-time camera techniques, projection, framing, and composition, as well as explore how everyday materials and objects can be used to create cinematic worlds on stage. The emphasis is on adaptable, budget-conscious approaches that can be recreated in a wide range of rehearsal or performance settings. Participants will have the opportunity to experiment with capturing and manipulating live images, and to see how these can be integrated into devised scenes. There will also be an introduction to basic QLab workflows for live video cueing. If participants bring a phone, there may be opportunities to explore simple software tools, though this is entirely optional. Date: Sunday 18 October 2026. Time: 10:30am to 5:30pm. Location: Studio 1 at The Cockpit. Cost: Early bird price £99 (book by 5th Oct). Regular price £110. Save 10% when you book 2 or more Theatre Maker workshops. Check out our other "Devising With" sessions.
Event Overview
- Event Title: Devising with Live Cinema
- Type: Workshop
- Date: Tue, 18th Aug 2026
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Event: Devising with Live Cinema
Event: Devising with Live Cinema
Organisation: Theatre Maker (at The Cockpit)
Postcode: NW8 8EH
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Click on the link to book online or to book over the phone, give us a call on 020 7258 2925. The box office phone line is open 10.30am - 6pm, Monday - Friday and 12 noon - 6pm on Saturday.
- Contact name: Amy Clare Tasker & Francesca Tennant
- Contact email: [email protected]
About Theatre Maker (at The Cockpit)
Organisation Description
A community of classes, courses, scratch nights, readings and performance opportunities for theatre makers at The Cockpit. The Cockpit is the oldest purpose-built in-the-round theatre in London.