Sarah Bay-Cheng

Dr. Sarah Bay-Cheng is Professor of Emerging Technologies in Theatre & Performance and the Helen and Paul Phelan Chair in Drama at the University of Toronto. She currently serves as the Academic Director for the BMO Lab for Creative Research in Emerging Technologies and is a former Fulbright Scholar in Media and Cultural Studies at Utrecht University (Netherlands). Bay-Cheng’s research focuses on the intersections between technology and cultural performances, both historically and in contemporary culture. Publications include four books and more than 100 articles, essays and lectures. Current research projects focus on digital historiography, theatre AI, and data representations of the performing arts, including cultural policy.