Expanding the stage Webinar with Kay Voges

In conversation with Kay Voges, we will explore what the use of digital media means for the work and self-perception of actors. How does performance change through the use of cameras, projections, or virtual reality? What new forms of expression emerge – and what challenges arise from the merging of physical and digital space? What does this development mean for the training and artistic practice of performers? And how can digital technology be understood not just as a technical tool, but as an integral part of a new theatrical language?

Kay Voges

…has been engaged with digital theatre for many years and has realized numerous productions using multimedia tools that enhance narrative aesthetics. In 2018, he founded the Academy for Theatre and Digitality, where artists and technical theatre professionals have been able to complete fellowships in digital theatre since 2019. Born in Düsseldorf, Voges has worked since 1998 as a director for theatre, opera, and film, with engagements at Schauspiel and Oper Dortmund, the Staatsoper Hannover, Schauspiel Frankfurt, Schauspielhaus Hamburg, Staatsschauspiel Dresden, Schauspiel Stuttgart, the Burgtheater in Vienna, the Berliner Ensemble, and the Volksbühne Berlin. From 2010 to 2020, he served as Artistic Director of Schauspiel Dortmund, and from 2020 to 2025, as Artistic Director of the Volkstheater in Vienna. Beginning in the 2025/26 season, Kay Voges will take on the role of Artistic Director at Schauspiel Köln. His directorial work has been repeatedly recognized with prestigious national and international theatre awards.

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