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Yugen show in collaboration with Hugo Paquete

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Hugo Paquete, a CIAC researcher, collaborated on the creation of the dance show entitled Yugen, developed by artists Chris Ziegler and Christine Bonansea. This project will be one of the three projects presented at MODINA — Movement, Digital Intelligence and Interactive Audience.

MODINA is an international residency project that aims to expand the creative possibilities of contemporary dance through digital technology, with an emphasis on the exploration of artificial intelligence (AI) and audience interaction, both on site and online. During the Sõltumatu Tantsu Festival (STF), there will be three projects developed during the residency.

Under the title Yugen, which means ‘mystery and depth’ in Japanese, Chris and Christine investigate the tension between digital technologies and intense physicality on stage. They experiment with a motion capture suit and develop a pas de deux between a human dancer and a VR avatar in a feedback loop. This looped transmission process is interrupted and altered in order to rediscover the physical and individual quality of human expression in the mirror of its artificiality.

The dance performance will take place at the Tallinn Theatre of Performing Arts in Estonia on 30 September 2024 at 20:00. Admission to the event is free.

More information (here).

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Technical sheet Yugen:
Direction, Choreography, Dance: Christien Bonansea
Direction, Media, Stage: Chris Ziegler
Music, Sound: Hugo Paquete
3D programming support: Ben Fischer (MIREVI XR Lab, Düsseldorf)