



Unsilent Mode
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Unsilent Mode is a trilogy of works-in-progress that reconstructs the theatrical event for audiences attuned to mediated sociality and evolving technological paradigms. Interrogating how these systems reshape perception, affectivity, and agency, the project simultaneously asserts a theatrical logic distinct from other mediated forms. The project sits at the intersections of intermedial performance, actual-virtual embodiment, glocal-translocal dramaturgies (adapting to locational contexts while threading resonances across sites), and sustainable production ecology. Each volume explores different pairings from the spectrum of audience engagement: liveness and co-presence (2024), immersion and reciprocity (2025), and interactivity and participation (2026). The project unites performance makers from diverse disciplines worldwide in a single physical location without requiring travel – collaborators alternate between physical and digital forms depending on where the project is presented. Despite its hybrid configuration, the works are experienced by a live audience sharing the same space.

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Kelvin Wong is a Malaysian theatremaker, producer, and educator. He was a Resident Director at The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre and the Artistic Director of Theatresauce, a director-focused collective he founded in Kuala Lumpur. He holds an MFA from The Theatre School at DePaul University, Chicago, and has taught at Sunway University, Malaysia. Kelvin is currently a second-year PhD candidate at the Universities of Exeter and Bristol. His practice-based research is funded by the UKRI Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) South, West and Wales Doctoral Training Partnership (SWWDTP). k.wong2@exeter.ac.uk