The Theatre Times: Marina Hanganu is a theatre director, cultural manager and researcher exploring the intersection of art and technology from a practical and theoretical perspective. She holds a PhD in Theatre and Performing Arts from The National University of Theatre and Film I.L. Caragiale (UNATC) in Bucharest for the thesis Telematic Theatre – From Concept to Performance (2022), an MA in Advanced Theatre Practice from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (London, 2015) and a BA in Theatre Directing from UNATC (2014).
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Marina Hanganu's exploration of telematic theatre may redefine our understanding of "live" performance. As artificial intelligence and digital worlds flourish, theatre has the potential to follow suit and discover innovative forms of expression. Hanganu's reflections on the essence of theatrical art are particularly inspiring. In a traditional setting, actors perform while the audience observes, creating a unique overlap of space and time. The theatrical space can evoke past eras or futuristic sci-fi settings, while the audience exists in the "now." If we deepen this concept through technology, we could enhance the audience's immersive experience, potentially breathing new life into the art of theatre. By integrating interactive elements and virtual environments, we can invite viewers to engage with the performance in ways that transcend conventional boundaries, transforming their role from passive spectators to active participants in the narrative. This fusion of technology and artistry could redefine the very essence of what theatre can be.
Marina Hanganu seems like a very prolific theatrical artist. The intersection of art and technology really interests me, so to see her explorations into it are just fascinating. Her most recent endeavor of the ‘telematic theatre performance’ with a robotic performer and GPT-3 calls into question the validity of AI generated art. Clearly Hanganu believes in AI’s abilities. The motive for the project was certainly a positive social push - but aren’t there better (more genuinely human) solutions to lonesomeness experienced by the elderly? Regardless, the research that went into and resulted from this project is something that was really cool to skim through in the book referenced in the article. She’s also working on two new projects, one of which is related to game design. Then, she discusses her definition of dramaturgy, which I find to make intuitive sense, and how it connects to creating telematic theatre - when it connects two or more spaces - specifically.
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