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The acclaimed choreographer and Present Futures curator speaks to us about the festival s digital programme, and the future of live arts beyond the pandemic
With its focus on our complex and ever-evolving relationship with technology, the return of Present Futures fourth edition has perhaps never been more timely. Many of us have turned increasingly to screens and tech as a means of coping with and navigating the lockdown restrictions imposed by COVID-19, whether it be Zoom meetings with colleagues, or long telephone calls with distant loved ones. Present Futures interdisciplinary vision of arts and digital technologies thus feels uniquely suited to exploring and suggesting new ways of conceiving potential futures, as we imagine the end of the pandemic and what that might mean for our society and arts communities.