November 20 2021(Sat)
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IMA Studio 826 | Zoom Link
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By Gilles Jobin

Contemporary dance offers an ideal field for the artistic exploration of new imaging technologies. In this lecture Gilles Jobin will present the creative process behind his recent virtual works. Based on his recent experience with immersive volumetric technologies he will share with the participants his vision about the new digital territories for dance and the performing arts. 

Short Bio Gilles Jobin
Gilles Jobin is an award-winning contemporary dance choreographer fascinated with new image technologies. In 2017 he creates VR_I and with his Geneva based dance company he creates digital dance pieces such as Dance Trail (AR) and La Comédie virtuelle-live show (multiuser VR) and Cosmogony (live digital performance), his work is regularly invited in international festivals such as Sundance Film Festival, Venice Film Festival. Since the pandemic, the company is fully digital and focuses on the creation of remote real time performances and collaborations.