Questions of Presence and Absence: Lessons from the Pandemic

Abstract

Julia Varley is a long-term artist from the Odin Teatret in Denmark as well as being one of the key actress/directors and founder members of the Magdalena Project. Julia curates numerous international festivals and workshops including Transit (in Denmark) and the International School of Theatre Anthropology (ISTA). She is also a founding member of the Barba Varley Foundation, in support of global artists of Third Theatre. Here, she reflects on the impact of the pandemic on working practice.

Keywords:

• Festival
• travel
• COVID
• practice
• walk