This paper describes the creative processes
leading to my production Neither (I nor Not I).
The film originated as a creative response to the
aporia I observed between the vocal role of the
one performer, extremely demanding in terms of
bodily engagement and vocal prowess, and the
abstract nature of the work. By exploring the
potential for embodied interactions to generate
an immersive musical experience for both the
performer and the audience, this work strives to
illuminate the gendered agency of the solo
performer in multimedia performance practices.

Dr Francesca Placanica is leader of the IRC-funded artistic
research project “En-Gendering Monodrama: Artistic
Research and Experimental Production” and is currently
lecturing in Performance and Musicology and coordinating
the Performance Programme at Maynooth University. A
professional opera singer, she has performed her
monodramatic productions across Ireland and Europe.