Clemence Debaig
Dance artist, maker, creative technologist
Artistic Director,
Unwired Dance Theatre
Director & Freelance Creative Technologist, Unwired Studio
Lecturer & Researcher, Goldsmiths University
Clemence Debaig is a dance artist, maker and creative technologist. Her work explores notions of control, empathy, and intimacy, questioning how technologically mediated interactions influence human behaviours. She is the Artistic Director of Unwired Dance Theatre and runs Unwired Studio, a digital company that helps other artists and organisations realise their creative vision with technology - such as Alexander Whitely Dance Company and Rebecca Evans/Pell Ensemble.
She often works with Mocap technology, XR, telepresence, and networked wearables. With a background as a dancer and creative technologist - and a previous career as a UX designer - she brings a unique perspective to choreographing interactive and participatory experiences.
In recent years, her work has been presented at various venues and events, including Maison de la Danse in Lyon, Camden Fringe, The Questors Theatre, The Cockpit, Ugly Duck, Kallida Festival, Oxo Tower and Open Online Theatre.
Clemence is also a lecturer at Goldsmiths University, teaching modules on motion capture techniques, digital embodiment, immersive theatre and escape room design. Since the beginning of 2020, she has been part of the research project Goldsmiths Mocap Streamer which aims to explore how motion capture technology can enable virtual collaboration between dancers in remote locations. The project involved partnerships with Mavin Khoo (Akram Khan Dance Company) and Alexander Whitley Dance Company.
Besides her dance experience in contemporary and physical theatre techniques, Clemence has an MSc in Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Design (2009) from the University of Technology of Compiègne (France), with a minor in Sports and Technology. She quickly specialised in User Experience and Interaction Design and has since worked on many high-profile projects including Decathlon, the Metropolitan Police, TfL and MTA (NYC). In 2018, she makes a shift to focusing her time on her art practice. She then completed an MA in Computational Arts (2020) from Goldsmiths University (London, UK).
Selected CV
PERFORMANCES & EXHIBITIONS (SELECTION)
2026: loss.y, SXSW, Austin, Texas, US
2025: Where We Meet, Jacob’s Pillow, MA, US
2025: Where We Meet, The Cockpit, London, UK
2024: Where We Meet, Digital Body Festival, London, UK
2023: Where We Meet, Maison de la Danse, Lyon, France
2022: Discordance, Fivars, Online
2022: Discordance, OOTFest, RichMix, London, UK
2022: Unwanted Waters, Halftime live performance with OnBoardXR, The Poys WebXR Awards, Online
2022: Unwanted Waters, with OnBoardXR, MozFest, Online
2022: Unwanted Waters, Universe City, Brooklyn, NY, US
2022: STRINGS, Hardware Hack / Volumetric Society, Thoughtworks Arts, New York, US
2021: STRINGS, S+T+ARTS Urban Fest, Nesta IT, Online
2020: STRINGS, Digitally Charged, Tramshed, UK / Online
2019: BOTHER, The London Ultra, Bargehouse, Oxo Tower, London
AWARDS & RESIDENCIES
2026: Light Moves, Open Futures, Atomic Gardens, Limerick, Ireland
2026: SXSW, XR Competition, loss.y, Austin, Texas, US
2026: New Images, XR Distribution Market, Paris, France
2025: Arts Council England, funding, Where We Meet, UK
2024: Grand Jury Prize, Art*VR, Hinterlands by Pell Ensemble, Prague, CZ
2023: FIVARS, Official Selection, Discordance
2023: A MAZE, Nominee, Discordance, Berlin, Germany (talk)
2023: Movement Artist of the Year, Discordance, RnD Young Howze, US
2022: Birmingham Film & Television Festival, Semi-Finalist, Remote Intimacy
2022: DanceCinema, Official Selection, Remote Intimacy
2021: Dancentric Film Destival, Notable Mention, Remote Intimacy
2021: Entertainement of the Year, Nominee, The Polys WebXR Award, US
2021: Dansathon, Project Prize Winner, Liege, Belgium
2021: FIVARS, Official Selection, Unwanted Waters
TALKS, PANELS, WORKSHOPS
2026: Chaillot Augmenté x Rencontre TMNLab, Paris (panel)
2026: Haptics for Inclusion, Arizona State University, US (speaker)
2026: Digital Bodies + Virtual Spaces, Canterbury Christ Church University, UK (speaker)
2026: Modina Symposium, Düsseldorf (keynote speaker)
2025: Nocturne Immersive, Villa Albertine, NYC, US (pitch)
2025: Future Figures, Jacob’s Pillow, MA, US (speaker)
2024: Open Online Theatre, UK (workshop leader & mentor)
2024: Digital Black Dance Ecologies, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, London, UK (mentor & technical partner)
2023: A MAZE, Berlin, Germany (speaker)
2022: PXR festival (workshop)
2022: AWE, Santa Clara, US (speaker)
ACADEMIA
2020-Present: Lecturer, Goldsmiths, University of London - Motion Capture Technique & Digital Embodiment, Escape Room Design & Immersive Theatre
2026: Rambert School (guest lecture, intro to mocap)
2025: Elephant mocap workshop, VIP Studios, University of Nottingham
2024: Rambert School (guest lecture, intro to mocap)
2020-2024: Senior Research Assistant, Goldsmiths, University of London - Goldsmiths Mocap Streamer