Joana Chicau

About

Joana Chicau is a designer and researcher — with a background in dance. Chicau's research seeks to increase public understanding of computational processes through embodied and choreographic approaches. Her practice interweaves web programming with choreography — from the making of online platforms to performances and workshops. She participates and co-organizes events involving collaborative coding, algorithmic improvisation, discussions on digital equity and activism. She is a lecturer and PhD candidate at the Creative Institute at the University of the Arts London. More info: www.joanachicau.com/joana_chicau_cv.pdf

Work

University of the Arts London
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Associate Lecturer

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Education

University of the Arts London
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

PhD Candidate

Hogeschool Rotterdam
Netherlands

Master

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Belas Artes
Portugal

Bachelor

Publications

Curtain Up on Creative Robotics in Theatrical Experiments

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book-chapter

Designing Counter-Choreographies: Embodied Choreographic Approaches for Critical Examination of Online Tracking

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conference-paper

Human-Computer Counter-Choreographies: Raising Awareness of Data Tracking through Live Coding

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conference-paper

Creative Robotics Theatre: Designing Creative Interactions with Tangible and Embodied Interfaces

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conference-paper

From Individual Discomfort to Collective Solidarity: Choreographic Exploration of Extractivist Technology

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conference-paper

The Netherlands Coding Live - Community Report

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conference-paper

Community Report: LivecoderA

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conference-paper

Anatomical Intelligence: Live coding as performative dissection

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Organised Sound

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journal-article

Chapter 3 — Expositions

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Live Coding A User’s Manual

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book-chapter

Choreographies of the Circle & Other Geometries

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Critical Coding Cookbook: Intersectional Feminist Approaches to Teaching and Learning

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book-chapter

Anatomies of Intelligence

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International Conference on Live Coding

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conference-paper

A WebPage in III Acts (Performance)

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Interface Politics, 2nd International Conference

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conference-paper

A Trans-Disciplinary Tool for Collaborative, Choreographed, and Embodied Audio-Visual Live Coding

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International Conference on Live Interfaces

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conference-paper

Círculo e Meio: An Audio-Visual Live Coding Performance Combining Choreographic Thinking and Algorithmic Improvisation.

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ICLI 2018 4th International Conference on Live Interfaces

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conference-paper

A WebPage in Two Act

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xCoAx the 9th Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics & X

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