AI, Artistic Idleness or Avantgarde Innovation? Theatre & Performing Arts

We'll unravel its utility, spanning concept inception, text development, and stage design, all the way to its impactful integration in live performances. This exploration extends beyond theoretical discourse as we provide concrete examples from industry professionals and showcase our own current practices.

As we navigate through the immersive landscape of AI in the arts, you'll witness how creative minds leverage this technology to push boundaries and redefine artistic expression. By understanding the innovative approaches adopted by various practitioners, you'll gain a comprehensive perspective on the endless possibilities that AI offers to artists across disciplines.

Our workshop features hands-on engagement through ensemble exercises. You'll have the opportunity to interact with AI technologies, allowing you to grasp their practical applications and potential within your own creative endeavors. Join us in this enlightening experience, where art and artificial intelligence converge, opening doors to uncharted realms of creativity.

We recommend you bring your laptop/smart device to this workshop.

This event is part of Psychonaut Series: a new initiative produced by Psychonaut Theatre, aimed at promoting international, multidisciplinary performance practices.

Artists' biographies:

Iyas Duhaithem is multi-disciplinary artist specializing in new media and emerging technologies. In his practice, he mainly focuses on post-human elements and scenography in interactive theatre and has experience in visual art, 3D, and game design. He is currently completing his MFA in Advanced Theatre Practice at Central School of Speech and Drama.

Francesca Fatichenti is a theatre and screen actress, performer, reader, theatre maker, and mask maker, and member of Psychonaut Theatre. She graduated in acting from the Civica Scuola di Teatro Paolo Grassi in Milan in 2018, and then studied at the Academie Internationale Des Artes Du Spectacle in Versailles (2021) amongst others. She has performed across Europe, including in 'La Tragedia è finita, Platonov', which received special mention at the Biennale of Venice and was presented at the Piccolo Teatro di Milano. She has presented work at the Festival d'Avignon Off 2021 and Moìs Molière de Versailles 2021. Her current focus is on exploring the boundaries of art, between tradition and revolutionary innovation, for a new world and society suspended in time.

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