Lost Online: Making the Digital Dance

A new artwork by Chad Taylor, created for his Artist Takeover

Chad Taylor dancing on stage with lettering on a screen behind him

Lost Online: Making the Digital Dance | Chad Taylor | Artist Takeover, Factory International
Transcript

The earth we live in today is shaped like a rectangle. Pupils square. Thumb exercising our attendance at rapid pace.

Swiping on and off the glass wall of this new world. Travelling from one place to another but standing still at the same time.

Time spent through instant access. Wi-Fi connected at all times.

Everyone is connected online. It’s the way we connect. Sometimes I’ve gone on my phone and I just wanna switch it off. I just can’t carry on swiping.

Everyone has different views and different opinions. Things like immigration. Being a grandchild of immigrants, the stuff about war and you know this whole idea of AI taking everyone’s jobs. AI gonna take over the world.

Chad Taylor was selected for our Artist Takeover programme in February 2025. His takeover focused on the intersection of movement and creative technology, using these mediums to explore the influence of social media and content creation, and what this means for our future as creatives.

Chad is a dancer, choreographer and writer known for his dynamic movement style, musicality and strong creative vision. Trained across multiple styles, his work blends technical precision with raw expression across stage, screen and live performance.

Chad has worked with artists including Cheryl Cole, Paloma Faith, Sade, Take That, Meatloaf, Joe McElderry, Little Mix and LMFAO, choreographers including Fatima Robinson and has performed at the X Factor final, O2 Arena, Brit Awards and the Royal Variety Show.

Chad's work Closer To My Dreams has toured 14 festivals across 11 cities.

Credits

Creative Director/Choreographer Chad Taylor

Digital Curator Sean Clarke

AV Consultant Joel Clements

Performer Miguel Semedo

Original music by Composer Ezekiel Taylor

Chad Taylor was previously a research recipient on DCNW's research programme, where he received funding to develop Lost Online, adapting it from a digital piece, originally commissioned during lockdown by Z-Arts and HOME.

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