THE DIGITAL BODY

Interdisciplinary Class Offer — Erasmus+ B I P

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE SUBSCRIBING: participation in all classes and all programme phases is mandatory.This course is intended only for students who can commit to the complete programme (winter + summer).Do not subscribe if you are not able to attend all dates.

Please Contact

Sara de SantisDigitale Kunst Department [DK] sara.desantis@uni-ak.ac.at 

with a short:

-motivation letter

-artistic/technical expertise

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The Digital Body is an interdisciplinary artistic research project exploring the relationship between the body and digital environments.

Students from digital arts, theatre, and dance from four European universities come together to create a shared experimental space where different practices meet, interact, and transform one another.

Through collaboration, experimentation, and reflection, participants develop a common vocabulary for working across disciplines and between physical and digital spaces.

 Partner Universities

• University of Applied Arts Vienna (AT) — Department of Digital Arts [DK], host institution
• Justus Liebig University Giessen (DE) — Institute for Applied Theatre Studies
• University of the Peloponnese (GR) — Department of Theatre Studies
• National Academy of Dance in Rome (IT)

Course Format: 

The programme is structured in two compulsory phases WINTER &SUMMER :

WINTER SEMESTER 2026/27 — 3 SESSIONS + INTENSIVE WEEK

Session 1 — Online Seminar

19 October 2026, 11:00–17:00Format: online seminar

Session 2 — Online Seminar (Digital Art, Lecture Room)

16 November 2026, 11:00–17:00Format: online seminar (Digital Art, Lecture Room)

Session 3 — Online Seminar

07 December 2026, 11:00–17:00Format: online seminar

Intensive Working Week (Mandatory Presence)

26 January 2027, 10:00–14:0027 January 2027, 10:00–14:0028 January 2027, 10:00–14:0029 January 2027, 10:00–14:00

This intensive week is an integral part of the winter semester and is required for continuation into the summer phase.

SUMMER SEMESTER 2027 — ON-SITE WEEK (VIENNA)

15–20 March 2027

One full intensive week in Vienna with all international participants, including:

• collaborative production and experimentation
• group development and finalisation of projects
• preparation and presentation of the public Open Lab

Final presentation is included within this week.

ECTS / CREDITS

Each semester (winter + summer) grants:

3 ECTS credits per semester for Angewandte students→ Total: 6 ECTS credits

IMPORTANT: FULL PARTICIPATION IS REQUIRED

This is not a flexible or drop-in course.

By subscribing, students commit to:

• all winter semester sessions (including intensive week)
• all summer semester on-site sessions
•  continuous collaborative work between sessions
• final public presentation

Missing sessions is not compatible with successful completion of the course.

Bring your own technology

Students are expected to bring their own technical or artistic expertise. The choice of technology is open.

This may include (but is not limited to):

digital tools, audiovisual systems, coding, performance technologies, interactive systems, sound, image, or hybrid practices.

What You Will Do

Participants will:

• work in interdisciplinary groups across four countries

• develop collaborative artistic research projects

• explore the translation between body and digital systems

• experiment with technologies in practice-based settings

• contribute to a shared digital archive

• develop and present a collective project

• participate in a public Open Lab presentation

What the Programme Offers

• International collaboration with four European universities

• Cohort of approximately 30 students

• Hybrid format (online + intensive on-site week)

• Mentoring from interdisciplinary professionals

• Peer-to-peer learning environment

• Public presentation opportunity (Open Lab)

• Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme framework

Commitment

Commitment is the core condition of participation.

The project depends on continuous collaboration. Each absence affects the collective process.

Therefore:

Participation in all  sessions is mandatory.

 STRUCTURE

WINTER: 3 sessions online  + intensive week
SUMMER:  on-site sessions (Vienna)

= one continuous course trajectory