John D. Mitchell is an interactive performance designer, composer, and researcher committed to using technology for expanding sensory and creative experiences in the arts and education.
For much of his career Mitchell has focused on exploring the use of computer interactivity in dance and movement performance. In 1990 Mitchell became a founding member of the Institute for Studies in the Arts at Arizona State University. At the Institute, Mr. Mitchell was instrumental in pioneering the development of the Intelligent Stage – both as a concept and a facility – where he continued to work for the next ten years as a composer, director and interactive media designer. Mitchell turned his attention to performance telematics in 1999 founding ADaPT, the Association for Dance and Performance Telematics. From 2000 through 2006 Mr. Mitchell participated in numerous multi-site performances. Recent projects include the PASO project with en lugar de creación in Seville, Spain, based on the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights, and several projects involving performance in virtual space, connecting with artists from around the globe in Second Life.
John D. Mitchell is an educator, and currently co-directs ADaPT (Association of Dance andPerformance Telematics) and teaches interdisciplinary media and telematics courses in the Department of Dance at Arizona State University.