SpiderWebShow will develop the Digital Creation Studio, an online virtual room that will use the internet to connect performing artists from across Canada in an accessible and shared studio space. This initiative grew out of Inuit artist Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory’s observation that, in the North, artistic practice was determined by the cost of distance, and that collaborations were limited by this reality. By providing easy to use equipment lists, set-up instructions and on-line protocols, the Digital Creation Studio will enhance artistic practice across Canada, and expand Canadian theatre’s use of digital space as an exciting alternative. In addition to migrating performing artists’ practice onto the internet, the Digital Creation Studio will address the isolation of artists living in remote areas and those with mobility issues.
