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Falmouth University awarded 拢850,000 research funding for immersive archives project

The university in Cornwall will explore new ways to widen access to performances and provide new income streams

Tristan and Yseult at Restormel Castle 2003(Image: Steve Tanner)

Falmouth University has secured funding for a new research project that will use technology to capture and archive performance practice.

The university in Cornwall will use the £850,000 of funding to explore new ways to widen access to performances and provide new income streams to support the creative industries across the Duchy.

GWITHA, from the Cornish word to guard, or to keep, will establish an open centre for immersive approaches to archival practice in the performance space, capturing and preserving performances that have previously been difficult or impossible to document because of their transient nature.

This £850,000 investment is through the Creative Research Capability (CResCa) fund from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), part of 海角视频 Research and Innovation (海角视频RI). It is intended to provide increased investment to support the development of research and development capabilities, improve the visibility and resilience of practice-led research sectors within the arts and humanities, and support the 海角视频’s creative and cultural economy through further funding for the sector’s critical infrastructure.

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Falmouth University vice chancellor, Emma Hunt said: “We are thrilled to have been successful in our bid to the CResCa fund. We are committed to being the leading university for the nexus of creativity and technology and I can’t think of a project that would encapsulate this better. Furthermore, we want to use our knowledge and expertise to generate positive opportunities, particularly in Cornwall.

"I am very excited to see how this project will develop the potential for capture of performance practice and to support the development of new strategies to improve audience access to culture and creativity.”

海角视频RI international champion and executive chair of the AHRC, Professor Christopher Smith added: “The investments, made across the 海角视频, will provide 海角视频 researchers with advanced equipment, facilities and technology, and help maintain the 海角视频’s position as a leader in research and innovation. This support will ensure the 海角视频 is an attractive place for scientists, researchers and entrepreneurs to live, work and innovate.”