IJAD Dance Company

@ijaddance.bsky.social

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Working at the intersection of performing arts, technology and science to evolve new creative forms and innovation in the arts industry. Immersive arts/VR/mocap/volumetrics/XR.

Photo of a woman taking a photo on her phone. Text reads freelance opportunity: digital marketing and engagement lead. Apply by 19 March
Photo of a woman holding up a phone to take a photo, with the text: freelance opportunity: digital marketing and engagement lead, apply by 19 March
Promo image featuring an image of four women during a panel discussion, waving to someone on a laptop screen. Text says Connective Matrix: Capturing the body in motion. Free entry. The event will be held online Wed 4 March 2026 1pm-2pm GMT via Open Online Theatre
A dancer performing at OOTFest25
A man and woman testing AI technology ahead of a dance performance at OOTFest25
A photo of a female dancer at OOTFest25 with the words support the next generation of artists donate today
Call for speakers Connective Matrix 2026
"Live performance in a theatre is previous, it's a really special experience. But being able to evolve in other ways doesn't take away from that, it just adds to the range of tools we have." Lucy Bayliss of Dance East
A photo of a female dancer performing in front of a digital screen, with the words sign up to our mailing list for digital and immersive arts news, events and opportunities written over the top
An image of a man leading a performance lecture at OOTFest25 with the words watch on demand, support artists now
A photo of four dancers performing Resonant Silence at OOTFest25, with the words watch on demand limited availability over the top
OOTFest25 watch on demand banner with a picture showing a woman dancing
Audience feedback from OOTFest25: very interesting experience and take on the materiality of our world. Thank you for provoking thoughts and feelings!
A performance by Uku'Pacha at OOTFest25
A photo of a lone female dancer against a black background. Curving titles read audience feedback, and there is a large speech bubble. The text inside reads: It’s exciting to see familiar and accessible technology taking the next step within the arts. Slowly but surely, we’re moving from experimentation to storytelling, from sharing opinions to creating real experiences. At the edge of innovation, the risk of failure is higher than ever. Yet with the community it fosters, there’s something beautiful about failing, learning, reimagining, and growing together.
A female dancer performs with an AI generated avatar on the screen behind her
A dancer performs in front of a digital screen
Four dancers performing at OOTFest25
A room full of people listening to a speech at the opening night of an arts festival
A woman in a VR headset performs at a festival, bending backwards
A photo of Lucy Bayliss, a white woman with short cropped red hair, wearing a black polo neck top, gold hoop earrings and red lipstick
Photograph of Ghislaine Boddington, a white woman with dark hair pulled back off her face. She is wearing blue eyeshadow, a dark green v-neck top and a a bold statement necklace
Photograph of Dr Tia-Monique Uzor, a Black woman with short hair wearing a mustard yellow top and smiling for the camera
A woman in a VR headset bending backwards - image shows Unwired Dance Theatre at OOTFest22
A tall man in jumper and pale trousers writes in a notebook. Two female dancers in motion capture suits stand in a green screen space.
Zhou Zhou headshot
Pierre Engelhard headshot
Headshot of one member of Uku'Pacha
Photo of Marlon Barrios Solano
Headshot Oliver Walton/a darker sky
Headshot of Keith Alexander
unseen unbound unlimited OOTFest25 (un)seen 5-8 June 2025 a festival of live hybrid performance Riverside Studios online at Open ONline Theatre
Unseen unbound unlimited OOTfest 25 unseen 5 to 8 June 2025 a festival of hybrid performances Riverside Studios London online at Open Online Theatre