9th International Conference on Movement and Computing
Thursday 30 May – Sunday 2 June 2024
Utrecht University, the Netherlands
Keynote artists for the 10th Anniversary conference, Gibson/Martelli, will also be demonstrating a selection of their performative VR works.. Read More
‘MOCO’s 10th anniversary
The MOCO’24 conference in Utrecht marks the 10-year anniversary of the pioneering MOCO initiative, which has brought together researchers from the arts, humanities and sciences for interdisciplinary encounters at the intersection of movement and computing. Since MOCO is organised this year at the Faculty of Humanities of Utrecht University, this conference puts the spotlight on the critical potential of exchanges between arts, humanities and sciences. How can arts and performance be understood as a place for exploration and inspiration, as a ‘testbed’ for new ideas relating to movement and computing? MOCO’24 also offers (a limited amount of) vouchers for artists for free participation in the conference, as well as by providing the possibility of presenting artistic research, and by including performance visits to relevant shows at the SPRING Festival in the conference programme.’
Registration is Now Open
Conference Day 1 – Thursday 30 May
Location: Het Huis (Boorstraat 107, Utrecht)
| Time | Programme |
|---|---|
| 8.30 | Conference registration opens |
| 8.30 – 9.00 | Coffee & tea |
| 9.00 – 12.15 | Doctoral Consortium – Chairs: Irene Alcubilla Troughton and Yotam Shibolet |
| 12.15 – 13.00 | Lunch |
| 13.00 – 13.15 | Welcome to MOCO’24 – Laura Karreman |
| 13.15 – 13.45 | MOCO-related research at Utrecht University – Maaike Bleeker |
| 13.45– 14.45 | Keynote Gibson/Martelli |
| 14.45 – 15.15 | Break |
| 15.15 – 16.30 | Panel 1: Beyond Control: Reflecting on Emerging Technologies |
| 16.30 – 18.00 | Opening drinks |
| Evening | Recommended: SPRING Festival visit on your own |
Conference Day 2 – Friday 31 May
Locations: Morning: Zalen van Zeven (Boothstraat 7, Utrecht)
Afternoon: Parnassos Cultural Centre (Kruisstraat 201 Utrecht)
| Time | Programme |
|---|---|
| 9.00 – 9.30 | Conference registration – Zalen van Zeven, Boothstraat 7 Coffee & tea |
| 9.30 – 11.00 | Panel 2 – Interaction Design, Co-creation, and New Pedagogies |
| 11.00 – 11.30 | Break |
| 11.30 – 13.00 | Panel 3: Embodied Archives: Critical Perspectives |
| 13.00 – 13.45 | Lunch |
| 13.45 – 14.00 | Venue change: From Zalen van Zeven to Parnassos (10-minute walk) |
| 14.00 – 18.00 | Parallel programme: Poster presentations and Practice Works Parnassos Cultural Centre, Kruisstraat 201 |
| 18.00 – 19.00 | Dinner on your own |
| 19:00 – 20:15 | SPRING & MOCO: Performance Visit 1 Agrupación Señor Serrano – Una Isla Location: Utrecht City Theatre (4-minute walk from Parnassos) |
Conference Day 3 – Saturday 1 June
Location: Zalen van Zeven (Boothstraat 7)
_NB: On Saturday 1 June UTRECHT PRIDE 2024 is happening
| Time | Programme |
|---|---|
| 9.00 – 9.30 | Conference registration Coffee & tea |
| 9.30 – 11.00 | Panel 4: Motion and AI |
| 11.00 – 11.30 | Break |
| 11.30 – 13.00 | Panel 5: Embodied Interfaces: Exploring Dance, Disability, and Becoming-with – |
| 13.00 – 13.45 | Lunch |
| 13.45 – 15.15 | Panel 6: Human Robot Interaction in Participatory Performance |
| 15.15 – 15.45 | Break |
| 15.45 – 17.30 | Panel 7: Innovative Tools, Methods, and Models for Analyzing Movement |
| Afternoon / Early evening | Dinner on your own Recommended: Get a taste of UTRECHT PRIDE |
| 20:00-21:00 | SPRING & MOCO: Performance Visit 2 Choy Ka Fai – Unbearable Darkness Location: Utrecht City Theatre (7-min walk from Zalen van Zeven) |
Conference Day 4 – Sunday 2 June
Location: Het Huis (Boorstraat 107)
| Time | Programme |
|---|---|
| 9.00 – 9.30 | Coffee & tea |
| 9.30 – 11.15 | Panel 8: Embodied Knowledge in Virtual Environments |
| 11.15 – 11.45 | MOCO 10th Anniversary Cake |
| 11.45 – 12.45 | Roundtable: Looking Back, Looking Forward: MOCO’24 and Future MOCO |
| 12.45 – 13.00 | Ending Remarks |
| 13.00 – 14.00 | Closing lunch |