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asses.masses: Workshop on Democracy, Immersive Practices and Performance

University of Glasgow Concert Hall
University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8QQ (view map)

Friday 24th October 2025 at 9:30 AM

Accessibility - Accessible Toilets, Wheelchair Accessible

FREE

asses.masses: Workshop on Democracy, Immersive Practices and Performance

Name: asses.masses: Workshop on Democracy, Immersive Practices and Performance
Start: 2025-10-24T09:30:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-10-24T12:00:00:00+01:00
Location: University of Glasgow Concert Hall

Do our practices and systems within the performing arts sector support or hinder a strong democracy?

Led by asses.masses co-creator Patrick Blenkarn, participants in this workshop will collaborate to answer this question and to playfully imagine new experiences, stories, games, and processes that might foster new forms of democratic practices within the performing arts and our society at large.

Patrick Blenkarn is an artist working at the intersection of performance, game design, and visual art. Often engaging with the politics of participation and interactivity, his recent works feature sustained investigations into the subjects of language, labour, democracy, and the art economy, with projects ranging in form from video games and card games to stage plays and books. His work has been featured in film festivals, galleries, and performance festivals across Canada, and recently in Argentina, Mexico, Germany, and the Arctic. He is the Producer for The Elbow Theatre in Vancouver and one half of Guilty by Association. Patrick has a degree in philosophy, theatre, and film from the University of King's College and an MFA in interdisciplinary art from Simon Fraser University.