Developing Dramaturgical Strategies for AI and XR alongside NYC’s Contemporary Performance Scene
Workshop Region: New York City Metro Region
Principal Investigator (PI): Dr. Bertie Ferdman, Borough of Manhattan Community College
Co-PIs: Peter Eckersall, Theatre and Performance PhD Program, The Graduate Center, CUNY; Julia Stoyanovich, Tandon School of Engineering and Center for Data Science, NYU; Michael Byrne, Cornell Tech; Luke DuBois, NYU Tandon School of Engineering
Producer: Vivian Yining Cao
September 28-29, 2024 at NYU Tandon @ The Yard
Workshop Overview and Goals
How does Contemporary Performance inform AI and Extended Reality (XR) technologies?
This workshop will bring together experts from the performing arts, computer engineering, data science and creative technologists to explore pathways to innovation and future partnerships. The event will feature artist demos, panel presentations, and working groups.
Workshop Goals
To brainstorm models for the two-way flow between AI/XR technologies and contemporary performance
To showcase innovative creative practices that explore questions about ethics, transparency and access for AI/XR and the performing arts sectors
To explore how media and technologies are dramaturgical agents in the construction of live performance
To provide recommendations about government support for research at the intersection of the creative and technology sectors
To contribute session proposals for a National Convening to be held in December
Funded by
National Science Foundation, UCLA-led Innovation, Culture, and Creativity (ICC) Project
