Plagiary
current Project
A live performance experiment featuring bespoke artificial intelligence generating a new, purely ephemeral dance show.
The AI devises artistic and thematic content to create a part-play, part-dance and part-moving image piece, in collaboration with ten highly-trained performers following it’s directives.
Plagiary is a dance performance experiment that employs Artificial Intelligence as a speaking choreographer who generates an entirely new show before your eyes in collaboration with live contemporary dance improvisors. Plagiary is constructed by multi award winning dance technologist and choreographer Alisdair Macindoe, who has explored AI computer generated dance instruction since 2018.
Working with acclaimed media artist Sam Mcgilp, Plagiary explores entire visual worlds made with AI that are bespoke to each performance. Updating the contemporary dance format, Plagiary opens a space to deepen our knowledge of embodiment in the age of AI. At at time when we are questioning our relevance as a species, Plagiary champions the human body, platforming our natural form as one of the final sites untouched by artificial intelligence.
Plagiary will be making its European Premiere at Noorderzon Festival, Groningen (NL) this August:
https://www.noorderzon.nl/en/programme/plagiary
Media
“a must-see for anyone interested in the intersection of technology and the arts. It’s a clever and thought-provoking exploration of how AI can expand the boundaries of creative expression while also highlighting the irreplaceable nature of human artistry.”
“(a) frenetic, self-referential, self-consciously wanky and very uncanny valley. It's also delightfully nonsensical.”
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