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Dr. Kate Sicchio is a choreographer, media artist and performer whose work explores the interface between choreography and technology. Her work includes performances, installations, web and video projects and has been shown in Philadelphia, New York City, Canada, Germany, Australia, Belgium, and the UK at venues such as Banff New Media Institute (Canada), V&A Digital Futures (London), PS122 (NYC) and Eyebeam (NYC). She has been written about in the press in The New York Times, The Guardian, Dazed Digital, El Diarios, and Imperica Magazine.
She has presented work at many conferences and symposia including International Society of Electronic Arts (ISEA), ACM Creativity and Cognition, Digital Research in Humanities and Arts, Congress On Research in Dance, and Society of Dance History Scholars. She has given invited talks at EU Parliament, Eyeo, Resonate, Node Code, and countless universities and events internationally.
Her PhD focused on the use of real-time video systems within live choreography and the conceptual framework of ‘choreotopolgy’ a way to describe this work. Her research has been published by International Journal of Performing Arts and Digital Media, Leonardo Electronic Almanac, Computer Music Journal, Media N, Contemporary Theatre Review and Learning Performance Quarterly.
Kate Sicchio has had extensive teaching experience within higher education. She has taught interactive technologies, choreography and many subjects in between to both undergraduate and masters level students. She has worked in the UK, Malta, Germany as well as the US. She is currently an Assistant Professor in Dance and Media Technology at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Kate Sicchio