program

svsn 2024

« Performing arts, digital stages »

Professional meetings > 5 & 6 july 2024 in Avignon.

At the initiative of a group of professionals from the South of France and in partnership with the Festival d’Avignon, the « Performing arts, digital stages » meetings invite professionals from the performing arts to consider the issues of digital transition and innovation (augmented and virtual stages, immersive theatre, hybrid forms, interactive devices, participative performances, etc.).

An event co-hosted by Dark Euphoria, le Grenier à Sel, la Villa Créative / Université d’Avignon, la French Tech Grande Provence with the support of the CNC, Grand Avignon, Afdas and the HACNUM network.

The content of most conferences and workshops will be live translated in english through translator kits, available at the front desk.


friday the 5th

le grenier à sel, avignon

Welcome | Coffee

9:30-10:00 am 

Opening with Pierre Gendronneau | Executive Director, Festival d’Avignon

10:00-11:15 am 

 The performing arts meet a new generation of spectators

Amandine De Cosas Fernandes | Head of communication, Opéra National de Lorraine
Jean Boillot | Stage director, Cie La Spirale

Arnaud Meunier | Director, MC2: scène nationale de Grenoble

 

Moderator : Marie Point | Director, Dark Euphoria

11:15-11:30 am 

SVSN open call pitch « OTREDADES Y MALENTENDIDOS » – Rocio Berenguer

11:45-12:30 am  

 Immersive culture and metavers, France 2030 opportunities for performing arts

Arnaud Roland | Digital Assistant Director CNC – Centre du cinéma et de l’image animée                                              Sébastien Thévenet | Managing Director of the French Touch plan from Bpifrance                                                              Fabrice Casadebaig |  Culture Counsellor Secrétariat Général pour l’Investissement – SGPI

12:30-12:45 pm

SVSN open call pitch « Mur de Fresnes » – Judith Depaule

2:00-2:15 pm

SVSN open call pitch « De Diaboli » – Christine Armanger

2:15-3:30 pm

 International focus – a cross-section of views on digital transformations in live performance

Vanessa Hannesschlaeger | Head of European projects, Ars Electronica
Chiaki Soma Director of Theater Commons Tokyo, Former Program Director of Theater Der Walt 2023                            Irina Bashuk | Choreographer and Creative Director

Moderator : Ilaria Bondavalli | Head of European projects, Chroniques

3:30-3:45 pm

SVSN open call pitch « Futur(s) » – Isis Fahmy & Benoît Renaudin

4:00-5:15 pm

 Immersive technologies for inclusion

Daniela Garcia | Co-founder, Sound X
Eric Minh Cuong Castaing | Choreographer, Cie Shonen
Clément Thibault | Director of digital and visual arts, Le Cube Garges

Moderator : Laurence Le Ny | Vice-president, French Tech Grande Provence

5:15-5:30 pm

SVSN open call pitch « Tryhard » – Samuel Hackwill

saturday the 6th

morning at Avignon University

9:00-9:30 am

Coffee

9:30-10:30 am

XR devices in the theatre: standardisation, distribution, audience reception

Marie Ballarini | Teacher-researcher, DRM Laboratory, MOST Team, Paris Dauphine University – PSL
Charles-Alexandre Delestage | Lecturer in Information and communication, MICA Laboratory, Université Bordeaux Montaigne

A study carried out as part of Scènes augmentées – program « Expériences Augmentées du Spectacle Vivant » from France 2030 of the cultural and creative industries (CCI) sector from France 2030, operated by Banque des Territoires | Groupe Caisse des Dépôts.

Workshops  

10:30-11:15 am

Renewing the theatrical experience with spatialized sound 

Jérémy Pouilloux | Producer, la Générale de Production

10:30-11:15 am

Legal issues: what questions should you ask when setting up a hybrid project?

Clara Benyamin | Lawyer

A workshop carried out as part of Scènes augmentées – program « Expériences Augmentées du Spectacle Vivant » from France 2030 of the cultural and creative industries (CCI) sector from France 2030, operated by Banque des Territoires | Groupe Caisse des Dépôts.

11:30-12:15 apm 

Shared software for live performance: augmented reality, massive interaction, real-time audio, etc.

Maxime Touroute | Creative technologist

11:30-12:15 apm 

Expertise, project grants and resources of the French Institute for International Development

Hannah Loué | Digital and audiovisual creation project manager,, Institut français

A workshop as part of Realities In Transition, co-funded by the program Europe Creative from the European Commission 

afternoon at le grenier à sel

2:00-2:45 pm  

The impact of AI on the performing arts professions

Jean Condé | Director of the observatory for forward-looking employment and certification at Afdas + Doctor in human sciences

2:45-4:00 pm 

From new writing to new stage forms : what skills?

Camille Duvelleroy | Director 
Antoine Vanel | Creative technologist, Blindsp0t
Samuel Tétreault | Artistic director and co-founder, Les 7 doigts de la main

Moderator : Géraldine Farage | Director, Pôle Pixel

 

4:15-5:30 pm  

Real stages vs virtual stages : will the future of live performance be hybrid?

Alexandra Marin | Head of R&D projects, Société des Arts Technologiques
Michel Reilhac | Curator, Venice Immersive
Julie Peigné | Project development assistant and artistic collaborator, Théâtre de la Ville

Moderator : Isha Bottin | International project officer, XN Québec

5:30-6:30 pm

Presentation of the SVSN prize

Opening with Julien Dubuc | Stage director, Invivo – Winner of the SVSN Prize 2023

Cédric Martins | Head of communication, Afdas
Guy Moureau | Vice-prsident, Grand Avignon
and the jury of SVSN Prize 2024

artistic showcases

on the 5th and 6th of July at le grenier à sel

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