Dr. Caitlin Vincent is a Lecturer in Creative Industries at the University of Melbourne where she researches the future of work in the arts. Key areas of interest include opera, performance and technology, cultural labour and employment, and equity and diversity. Dr. Vincent has co-authored several high-impact industry reports, including The status of women in the Canadian arts and cultural industries: Research review 2010-2018, and published across digital performance, opera, scenography, gender studies, cultural employment, and public diplomacy.
Dr. Vincent's forthcoming monograph, Digital Scenography in Opera in the Twenty-First Century, represents the first large-scale study of the use of digital scenography in opera and the impacts to production conventions both on and off the stage. In addition to exploring dramaturgical trends, the monograph discusses the labour dynamics of opera production and the particular disruptions posed by digital technology on creative hierarchies and production design processes. Other active research projects include a longitudinal analysis of women's representation in key creative roles in opera production in the United States and Australia funded by the University of Melbourne, and an evaluation of digital innovations being implemented by performing arts organisations due to COVID-19.
Dr. Vincent is an Affiliate Member of the Centre for People, Organisation and Work at RMIT University, a member of the Victorian Opera Peer Review Panel, and a member of OPERA America's Women's Opera Network.
Publications:
Books
Vincent, Caitlin. Forthcoming 2021. Digital Scenography in Opera in the Twenty-First Century. London: Routledge.
Journal Articles
Vincent, Caitlin, Amanda Coles, and Jordan Beth Vincent. Under Review (2021). "Opera-ting on inequality: Gender Representation in Creative Roles at The Royal Opera."
Johanson, Katya, Bronwyn Coate, Caitlin Vincent, and Hilary Glow. Under Review (2021). “Is there a ‘Venice Effect’? Participation in the Venice Biennale and the implications for artists’ careers.”
Vincent, Caitlin, Hilary Glow, Katya Johanson, and Bronwyn Coate. Accepted 2021. “Who Did You Meet at the Venice Biennale? Education-to-Work Transition Enhancers for Aspiring Arts Professionals in Australia." Work, Employment and Society.
Johanson, Katya, Hilary Glow, Amanda Coles, and Caitlin Vincent. 2019. “Controversy, uncertainty and the diverse public in cultural diplomacy: Australia-China relations.” Australian Journal of International Affairs 73, no. 4: 397-413. https://doi.org/10.1080/10357718.2019.1632259
Vincent, Caitlin, and Jordan Beth Vincent. 2018. “Notation by Context: Digital Scenography as Artefact of Authorial Intent.” Leonardo Music Journal 28: 72-76. https://doi.org/10.1162/lmj_a_01044
Vincent, Caitlin, Jordan Beth Vincent, Kim Vincs, and Katya Johanson. 2017. “The Intersection of Live and Digital: New Technical Classifications for Digital Scenography in Opera.” Theatre and Performance Design 3, no. 3: 155-171. https://doi.org/10.1080/23322551.2017.1400764
Vincent, Jordan Beth, Caitlin Vincent, Kim Vincs, and John McCormick. 2016. “Navigating control and illusion: Interactivity versus ‘faux-interactivity’ in trans-media dance performance.” International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media 12, no. 1: 44-60. https://doi.org/10.1080/14794713.2016.1161955
Book Chapters
Vincent, Caitlin. Pending 2022. “Staging a Loose Canon: Scripture, Tradition, and Embedded Exclusion in Opera Production.” The Classical Music Profession: Inequalities and Exclusions, edited by Christina Scharff, Anna Bull, and Laudan Nooshin. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Vincent, Jordan, Caitlin Vincent, Scott deLahunta, John McCormick, and Kim Vincs. 2018. “Artwork spawning artwork: trans-disciplinary approaches to artistic spin-offs and evolution in the digital context.” Digital Echoes: Spaces for Intangible and Performance-based Cultural Heritage, edited by Sarah Whatley, 283-299. London: Routledge.
Conference Papers (peer-reviewed)
Vincent, Caitlin, Jordan Beth Vincent, and Amanda Coles. 2020. “Identifying Trends, Assessing Response: Gender Representation at the Royal Opera.” Gender and Sexuality at Work Conference 2020 [Proceedings].
Industry Reports
Vincent, Caitlin, Karen Douglas, Peter Fairbrother, and Todd Denham. 2019. Innovative practices: review of Victoria’s LLENs activities and their outcomes. Work Package Report for Regional Australia Institute: CPOW – RMIT University.
Glow, Hilary, Katya Johanson, Bronwyn Coate, and Caitlin Vincent. 2019. The impact of Australia’s participation in the Venice Biennale. Canberra: The Australia Council for the Arts.
Fairbrother, Peter, Alicia Boyle, Ruth Barton, Todd Denham, Nigel Douglas, Karen Douglas, Phillip Toner, Caitlin Vincent, Lauren Rickards, and Bruce Wilson. 2019. Future Jobs and Regional Workforce Development Report. Regional Australia Institute.
Coles, Amanda, Kate MacNeill, Jordan Beth Vincent, Caitlin Vincent, and Philippe Barré. 2018. The status of women in the arts and cultural industries: Research review 2010-2018. Ontario: Ontario Arts Council. www.arts.on.ca/oac/media/oac/Publications/Research%20Reports%20EN-FR/Arts%20Funding%20and%20Support/OAC-Women-the-Arts-Report_Final_EN_Oct5.pdf
Coles, Amanda, Hilary Glow, Katya Johanson, Jordan Beth Vincent, Tim Boots, Jane Howard, Clare Reddan, and Caitlin Vincent. 2017. Public diplomacy evaluation 2014-16. Canberra: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Media Articles
Vincent, Caitlin. 2020. "Giving it away for free – why the performing arts risks making the same mistake newspapers did.” The Conversation, June 4. https://theconversation.com/giving-it-away-for-free-why-the-performing-arts- risks-making-the-same-mistake-newspapers-did-139671
Vincent, Caitlin. 2019. “Opera is stuck in a racist, sexist past, while many in the audience have moved on.” The Conversation, July 9. https://theconversation.com/opera-is-stuck-in-a-racist-sexist-past-while-many-in-the-audience-have-moved-on-120073
Vincent, Caitlin. 2018. “Opera’s digital revolution may be the key to increasing the art form’s appeal.” The Conversation, July 30. https://theconversation.com/operas-digital-revolution-may-be-the-key-to-increasing-the-artforms-appeal-100459
Radio
2020 - “Giving it away for free – why the performing arts risks making the same mistake the newspapers did.” Radio New Zealand – Nights with Bryan Crump, June 17. [Guest Segment]. Excerpt: https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2018751127/special-interview-caitlin-vincent
2020 - “All the web’s a stage: The problem with live performances going digital.” ABC Radio National – RN Drive with Patricia Karvelas, June 8. [Guest Segment]. Excerpt: www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/drive/the-problem-with-live-performances-going-digital/12333152
2019 - "Franz Schubert - What do you know about him? ABC Radio Hobart – Evenings with Paul McIntyre, November 19. [Guest Segment]. Excerpt: www.abc.net.au/radio/hobart/programs/evenings/caitlin-vincent-franz-schubert/11719638
2019 - “Did Salieri murder Mozart?” ABC Radio Hobart – Evenings with Paul McIntyre, October 15. [Guest Segment]. Excerpt: www.abc.net.au/radio/hobart/programs/evenings/caitlin-vincent-does-listening-to-mozart-make-you-smarter/11605554
2019 - “Richard Wagner: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly.” ABC Radio Hobart – Evenings with Paul McIntyre, August 28. [Guest Segment]. Excerpt: www.abc.net.au/radio/hobart/programs/evenings/richard-wagner/11458758
2019 - “Opera is stuck in a racist, sexist past, while many in the audience have moved on.” ABC Radio Hobart – Evenings with Louise Saunders, July 16. [Guest Segment].
2019 - “Opera is stuck in a racist, sexist past, while many in the audience have moved on.” 2SER Radio Sydney – The Daily with Nathaniel Keesing, July 10. [Guest Segment].
Dr. Vincent's forthcoming monograph, Digital Scenography in Opera in the Twenty-First Century, represents the first large-scale study of the use of digital scenography in opera and the impacts to production conventions both on and off the stage. In addition to exploring dramaturgical trends, the monograph discusses the labour dynamics of opera production and the particular disruptions posed by digital technology on creative hierarchies and production design processes. Other active research projects include a longitudinal analysis of women's representation in key creative roles in opera production in the United States and Australia funded by the University of Melbourne, and an evaluation of digital innovations being implemented by performing arts organisations due to COVID-19.
Dr. Vincent is an Affiliate Member of the Centre for People, Organisation and Work at RMIT University, a member of the Victorian Opera Peer Review Panel, and a member of OPERA America's Women's Opera Network.
Publications:
Books
Vincent, Caitlin. Forthcoming 2021. Digital Scenography in Opera in the Twenty-First Century. London: Routledge.
Journal Articles
Vincent, Caitlin, Amanda Coles, and Jordan Beth Vincent. Under Review (2021). "Opera-ting on inequality: Gender Representation in Creative Roles at The Royal Opera."
Johanson, Katya, Bronwyn Coate, Caitlin Vincent, and Hilary Glow. Under Review (2021). “Is there a ‘Venice Effect’? Participation in the Venice Biennale and the implications for artists’ careers.”
Vincent, Caitlin, Hilary Glow, Katya Johanson, and Bronwyn Coate. Accepted 2021. “Who Did You Meet at the Venice Biennale? Education-to-Work Transition Enhancers for Aspiring Arts Professionals in Australia." Work, Employment and Society.
Johanson, Katya, Hilary Glow, Amanda Coles, and Caitlin Vincent. 2019. “Controversy, uncertainty and the diverse public in cultural diplomacy: Australia-China relations.” Australian Journal of International Affairs 73, no. 4: 397-413. https://doi.org/10.1080/10357718.2019.1632259
Vincent, Caitlin, and Jordan Beth Vincent. 2018. “Notation by Context: Digital Scenography as Artefact of Authorial Intent.” Leonardo Music Journal 28: 72-76. https://doi.org/10.1162/lmj_a_01044
Vincent, Caitlin, Jordan Beth Vincent, Kim Vincs, and Katya Johanson. 2017. “The Intersection of Live and Digital: New Technical Classifications for Digital Scenography in Opera.” Theatre and Performance Design 3, no. 3: 155-171. https://doi.org/10.1080/23322551.2017.1400764
Vincent, Jordan Beth, Caitlin Vincent, Kim Vincs, and John McCormick. 2016. “Navigating control and illusion: Interactivity versus ‘faux-interactivity’ in trans-media dance performance.” International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media 12, no. 1: 44-60. https://doi.org/10.1080/14794713.2016.1161955
Book Chapters
Vincent, Caitlin. Pending 2022. “Staging a Loose Canon: Scripture, Tradition, and Embedded Exclusion in Opera Production.” The Classical Music Profession: Inequalities and Exclusions, edited by Christina Scharff, Anna Bull, and Laudan Nooshin. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Vincent, Jordan, Caitlin Vincent, Scott deLahunta, John McCormick, and Kim Vincs. 2018. “Artwork spawning artwork: trans-disciplinary approaches to artistic spin-offs and evolution in the digital context.” Digital Echoes: Spaces for Intangible and Performance-based Cultural Heritage, edited by Sarah Whatley, 283-299. London: Routledge.
Conference Papers (peer-reviewed)
Vincent, Caitlin, Jordan Beth Vincent, and Amanda Coles. 2020. “Identifying Trends, Assessing Response: Gender Representation at the Royal Opera.” Gender and Sexuality at Work Conference 2020 [Proceedings].
Industry Reports
Vincent, Caitlin, Karen Douglas, Peter Fairbrother, and Todd Denham. 2019. Innovative practices: review of Victoria’s LLENs activities and their outcomes. Work Package Report for Regional Australia Institute: CPOW – RMIT University.
Glow, Hilary, Katya Johanson, Bronwyn Coate, and Caitlin Vincent. 2019. The impact of Australia’s participation in the Venice Biennale. Canberra: The Australia Council for the Arts.
Fairbrother, Peter, Alicia Boyle, Ruth Barton, Todd Denham, Nigel Douglas, Karen Douglas, Phillip Toner, Caitlin Vincent, Lauren Rickards, and Bruce Wilson. 2019. Future Jobs and Regional Workforce Development Report. Regional Australia Institute.
Coles, Amanda, Kate MacNeill, Jordan Beth Vincent, Caitlin Vincent, and Philippe Barré. 2018. The status of women in the arts and cultural industries: Research review 2010-2018. Ontario: Ontario Arts Council. www.arts.on.ca/oac/media/oac/Publications/Research%20Reports%20EN-FR/Arts%20Funding%20and%20Support/OAC-Women-the-Arts-Report_Final_EN_Oct5.pdf
Coles, Amanda, Hilary Glow, Katya Johanson, Jordan Beth Vincent, Tim Boots, Jane Howard, Clare Reddan, and Caitlin Vincent. 2017. Public diplomacy evaluation 2014-16. Canberra: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Media Articles
Vincent, Caitlin. 2020. "Giving it away for free – why the performing arts risks making the same mistake newspapers did.” The Conversation, June 4. https://theconversation.com/giving-it-away-for-free-why-the-performing-arts- risks-making-the-same-mistake-newspapers-did-139671
Vincent, Caitlin. 2019. “Opera is stuck in a racist, sexist past, while many in the audience have moved on.” The Conversation, July 9. https://theconversation.com/opera-is-stuck-in-a-racist-sexist-past-while-many-in-the-audience-have-moved-on-120073
Vincent, Caitlin. 2018. “Opera’s digital revolution may be the key to increasing the art form’s appeal.” The Conversation, July 30. https://theconversation.com/operas-digital-revolution-may-be-the-key-to-increasing-the-artforms-appeal-100459
Radio
2020 - “Giving it away for free – why the performing arts risks making the same mistake the newspapers did.” Radio New Zealand – Nights with Bryan Crump, June 17. [Guest Segment]. Excerpt: https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2018751127/special-interview-caitlin-vincent
2020 - “All the web’s a stage: The problem with live performances going digital.” ABC Radio National – RN Drive with Patricia Karvelas, June 8. [Guest Segment]. Excerpt: www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/drive/the-problem-with-live-performances-going-digital/12333152
2019 - "Franz Schubert - What do you know about him? ABC Radio Hobart – Evenings with Paul McIntyre, November 19. [Guest Segment]. Excerpt: www.abc.net.au/radio/hobart/programs/evenings/caitlin-vincent-franz-schubert/11719638
2019 - “Did Salieri murder Mozart?” ABC Radio Hobart – Evenings with Paul McIntyre, October 15. [Guest Segment]. Excerpt: www.abc.net.au/radio/hobart/programs/evenings/caitlin-vincent-does-listening-to-mozart-make-you-smarter/11605554
2019 - “Richard Wagner: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly.” ABC Radio Hobart – Evenings with Paul McIntyre, August 28. [Guest Segment]. Excerpt: www.abc.net.au/radio/hobart/programs/evenings/richard-wagner/11458758
2019 - “Opera is stuck in a racist, sexist past, while many in the audience have moved on.” ABC Radio Hobart – Evenings with Louise Saunders, July 16. [Guest Segment].
2019 - “Opera is stuck in a racist, sexist past, while many in the audience have moved on.” 2SER Radio Sydney – The Daily with Nathaniel Keesing, July 10. [Guest Segment].