Art – the big A word that is often associated with the white cube. In other words, art is commonly presented in white cube-like spaces, hung on walls for the world to see. However in recent times, technology has taken the front seat in our daily lives whether we like it or not, and with that, art now embraces various mediums, methods of execution, and styles of presentation.
If you would like to find out more about what this means exactly, then pay a visit to National Arts Centre’s latest collaboration with Esplanade: Performing Arts x Tech Lab. Here, six teams of art practitioners and technologists shake hands to collaborate on projects that will explore the marrying of technology and performing arts such as theatre, dance, and music.
You’ll be able to experience firsthand the team’s prototypes at this exhibition, with guidance from industry experts. Uncover interesting inventions such as Verge 2.0 – one where dancers are given control to manipulate sounds, light and visuals themselves through technology, and The Sound of Stories, a project using artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance the act of storytelling performances. All these innovations increase the accessibility of arts experiences, bringing audiences from all walks of life together.
There’ll also be a lineup of guided tours, prototype demonstrations, playtests and sharing sessions where you can learn more from the project teams about the motivation behind their invention and the different technologies explored such as AI, machine learning and neural audio synthesis.
Do note that the exhibition will be open at various timings only:
April 5, 6 & 13: 12pm -10pm
April 11 & 12: 12pm - 8pm