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

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Education

University of the Arts London

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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PhD Candidate

Hogeschool Rotterdam

Netherlands
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Master

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Belas Artes

Portugal
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Bachelor

Publications

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

conference-paper

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

conference-paper

Curtain Up on Creative Robotics in Theatrical Experiments

book-chapter

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

conference-paper

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

conference-paper

Anatomical Intelligence: Live coding as performative dissection

Organised Sound

journal-article

The Netherlands Coding Live - Community Report

conference-paper

Community Report: LivecoderA

conference-paper

Chapter 3 — Expositions

Live Coding A User’s Manual

book-chapter

Choreographies of the Circle & Other Geometries

Critical Coding Cookbook: Intersectional Feminist Approaches to Teaching and Learning

book-chapter

Anatomies of Intelligence

International Conference on Live Coding

conference-paper

A WebPage in III Acts (Performance)

Interface Politics, 2nd International Conference

conference-paper

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

International Conference on Live Interfaces

conference-paper

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

ICLI 2018 4th International Conference on Live Interfaces

conference-paper

A WebPage in Two Act

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

conference-paper