https://simplecast.com Theatre Tech Talks: Artificial Intelligence, Science, and Biomedia in Theatre is a podcast hosted by Tjaša Ferme exploring new forms of theatre interwoven with high tech. In the interviews, Tjaša probes at the "why”s and "how”s to demystify the intricate connection between the biological and artificial, as well as explore the innate wisdom of the body and how new tech can help us get a peek inside of our brains, bodies, and souls. en Tue, 15 Apr 2025 13:20:02 +0000 Tue, 15 Apr 2025 13:20:13 +0000 https://theatre-tech-talks-artificial-intelligence-science-and-bi.simplecast.com https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/5187348e-6ea4-4818-b609-7cba85c6c541/fb6f2f37-2456-4f66-b1fc-ec223d36e268/3000x3000/untitled-20design-20-1.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://theatre-tech-talks-artificial-intelligence-science-and-bi.simplecast.com episodic Theatre Tech Talks: Artificial Intelligence, Science, and Biomedia in Theatre is a podcast hosted by Tjaša Ferme exploring new forms of theatre interwoven with high tech. In the interviews, Tjaša probes at the "why”s and "how”s to demystify the intricate connection between the biological and artificial, as well as explore the innate wisdom of the body and how new tech can help us get a peek inside of our brains, bodies, and souls. Tjaša Ferme false https://feeds.simplecast.com/qil7qexj art, ai, performance art, technology, digital media, theatre, biomedia HowlRound Theatre Commons vijay@howlround.com af3d0efd-5cb7-43d9-b845-ce516a05c60d Tue, 15 Apr 2025 13:20:02 +0000 vijay@howlround.com (Chisa Hutchinson, Tjaša Ferme) https://theatre-tech-talks-artificial-intelligence-science-and-bi.simplecast.com/episodes/a-wacky-play-about-a-global-pandemic-that-came-true-JZSAoArp A Wacky Play About a Global Pandemic That Came True Chisa Hutchinson, Tjaša Ferme 00:41:50 Host Tjaša Ferme chats with playwright Chisa Hutchinson about her play, Bleeding Class. Chisa was aiming to write a wacky satire about a global pandemic, but then everything came true. She says she’s not clairvoyant, but has always been just a bit before her time! Host Tjaša Ferme chats with playwright Chisa Hutchinson about her play, Bleeding Class. Chisa was aiming to write a wacky satire about a global pandemic, but then everything came true. She says she’s not clairvoyant, but has always been just a bit before her time! covid-19, playwriting, digital media and technology, interviews false full 10 2 64851dbd-162a-4461-8b8a-fb06bc293d3d Tue, 8 Apr 2025 13:11:15 +0000 vijay@howlround.com (Joshua Gelb, Jon Levin, Josh Luxenberg, Tjaša Ferme) https://theatre-tech-talks-artificial-intelligence-science-and-bi.simplecast.com/episodes/an-homage-to-theatre-in-the-7th-voyage-of-egon-tichy-XHXnHsol An Homage to Theatre in The 7th Voyage of Egon Tichy Joshua Gelb, Jon Levin, Josh Luxenberg, Tjaša Ferme 00:38:15 Host Tjaša Ferme has an inspired conversation with the creative team of The 7th Voyage of Egon Tichy. Creators go deep into demystifying the beautiful cohabitation of theatre and cinema in the piece, the inability to move the camera even a millimeter, and creating an obstacle course as a gift to the audience. Host Tjaša Ferme has an inspired conversation with the creative team of The 7th Voyage of Egon Tichy. Creators go deep into demystifying the beautiful cohabitation of theatre and cinema in the piece, the inability to move the camera even a millimeter, and creating an obstacle course as a gift to the audience. digital media and technology, interviews false full 9 2 35c70adc-3a27-48d0-81d3-55053c081aaa Tue, 1 Apr 2025 13:35:08 +0000 vijay@howlround.com (David Cote, Hai-Ting Chinn, Tjaša Ferme) https://theatre-tech-talks-artificial-intelligence-science-and-bi.simplecast.com/episodes/meltdown-an-opera-about-two-thousand-ice-elephants-melting-every-second-nl99w4ze Meltdown, an Opera About Two Thousand Ice-Elephants Melting Every Second David Cote, Hai-Ting Chinn, Tjaša Ferme 00:38:19 Host Tjaša Ferme chats with David Cote and Hai-Ting Chinn about their opera, Meltdown. This is an adventurous episode about arctic expeditions, drilling ice cores, what monodrama really means, and creating unique experiences mixing operatic tragedy with funny ukulele songs about pee bottles. Host Tjaša Ferme chats with David Cote and Hai-Ting Chinn about their opera, Meltdown. This is an adventurous episode about arctic expeditions, drilling ice cores, what monodrama really means, and creating unique experiences mixing operatic tragedy with funny ukulele songs about pee bottles. climate emergency, opera, digital media and technology, interviews false full 8 2 ecfe2cf0-37c2-4a8f-afc8-eb72f41c30d8 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 13:20:51 +0000 vijay@howlround.com (Sister Sylvester, Tjaša Ferme) https://theatre-tech-talks-artificial-intelligence-science-and-bi.simplecast.com/episodes/brecht-and-sister-sylvester-defy-authority-in-theatre-pu9OxXRn Brecht and Sister Sylvester Defy Authority in Theatre Sister Sylvester, Tjaša Ferme 00:35:44 Host Tjaša Ferme talks to multimedia artist Sister Sylvester about Drinking Brecht/Good Genes, which cautions how simplistic readings of genetics have always led to fascism. Join a label-defying conversation about the absence of authority in theatre and becoming an amateur geneticist to read the DNA on Brecht’s hat. Host Tjaša Ferme talks to multimedia artist Sister Sylvester about Drinking Brecht/Good Genes, which cautions how simplistic readings of genetics have always led to fascism. Join a label-defying conversation about the absence of authority in theatre and becoming an amateur geneticist to read the DNA on Brecht’s hat. digital media and technology, interviews false full 7 2 fac34f9d-411c-44f5-aed9-7caea690b05b Tue, 18 Mar 2025 13:28:29 +0000 vijay@howlround.com (Brandon Powers, Tjaša Ferme) https://theatre-tech-talks-artificial-intelligence-science-and-bi.simplecast.com/episodes/bringing-theatre-to-the-virtual-town-square-kGYeKTvf Bringing Theatre to the Virtual Town Square Brandon Powers, Tjaša Ferme 00:45:22 Creative director and choreographer Brandon Powers takes host Tjaša Ferme on a deep exploration of the merging of extended reality (XR) with theatre. He explains how theatremakers’ knowledge as spatial creatures is exactly what the virtual reality (VR) world is looking for. Creative director and choreographer Brandon Powers takes host Tjaša Ferme on a deep exploration of the merging of extended reality (XR) with theatre. He explains how theatremakers’ knowledge as spatial creatures is exactly what the virtual reality (VR) world is looking for. process, immersive theatre, digital media and technology, interviews false full 6 2 8653f803-4f6f-425e-b2f0-654a084931d3 Tue, 11 Mar 2025 14:27:29 +0000 vijay@howlround.com (Mary John Frank, Tjaša Ferme) https://theatre-tech-talks-artificial-intelligence-science-and-bi.simplecast.com/episodes/a-virtual-reality-climate-musical-with-synchronized-swimmers-K_Lm2jV7 A Virtual Reality Climate Musical with Synchronized Swimmers Mary John Frank, Tjaša Ferme 00:30:17 Host Tjaša Ferme has a lighthearted chat with director, choreographer, and filmmaker Mary John Frank about the climate, virtual reality (VR) musicals, why VR works better in “one take,” and how and why to make theatre in VR at all. Host Tjaša Ferme has a lighthearted chat with director, choreographer, and filmmaker Mary John Frank about the climate, virtual reality (VR) musicals, why VR works better in “one take,” and how and why to make theatre in VR at all. dance, climate emergency, digital media and technology, interviews false full 5 2 3ca91475-7e06-44ac-95e5-de21230e358f Tue, 4 Mar 2025 14:24:44 +0000 vijay@howlround.com (Ellen Pearlman, Tjaša Ferme) https://theatre-tech-talks-artificial-intelligence-science-and-bi.simplecast.com/episodes/creating-a-cinematic-opera-with-artificial-intelligence-DEj6RAuG Creating a Cinematic Opera with Artificial Intelligence Ellen Pearlman, Tjaša Ferme 00:46:47 Host Tjaša Ferme and media artist Ellen Pearlman discuss Ellen’s projects Language is Leaving Me and Noor: A Brain Opera. They go on a deep, granular dive into the loab: the psychic, unconscious, dark side of artificial intelligence rendering; the future of language depositories; and why all this matters seismically! Host Tjaša Ferme and media artist Ellen Pearlman discuss Ellen’s projects Language is Leaving Me and Noor: A Brain Opera. They go on a deep, granular dive into the loab: the psychic, unconscious, dark side of artificial intelligence rendering; the future of language depositories; and why all this matters seismically! diversity equity and inclusion, adaptation and translation, digital media and technology, interviews false full 4 2 219e8a53-0015-467b-a010-a8bf968cc979 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 14:32:48 +0000 vijay@howlround.com (Kat Mustatea, Tjaša Ferme) https://theatre-tech-talks-artificial-intelligence-science-and-bi.simplecast.com/episodes/bodymouth-a-new-instrument-created-by-a-playwright-xLTDTcMg BodyMouth, a New Instrument Created by a Playwright Kat Mustatea, Tjaša Ferme 00:38:45 In this conversation with Kat Mustatea we chat about her piece, BodyMouth, that is also a new instrument where a dancer’s movements prompt a speech synthesizer. For an extra twist, we ponder if we could use this instrument to reverse and decode the messages behind Tai Chi or the magical gestures of Carlos Castaneda. In this conversation with Kat Mustatea we chat about her piece, BodyMouth, that is also a new instrument where a dancer’s movements prompt a speech synthesizer. For an extra twist, we ponder if we could use this instrument to reverse and decode the messages behind Tai Chi or the magical gestures of Carlos Castaneda. process, musical theatre, theatre with music, digital media and technology, interviews false full 3 2 5770703d-f281-429a-b37d-4c5923632e10 Tue, 18 Feb 2025 14:03:05 +0000 vijay@howlround.com (Fareeda Pasha, Tjaša Ferme) https://theatre-tech-talks-artificial-intelligence-science-and-bi.simplecast.com/episodes/how-frog-embryos-inspired-the-last-word-Xa7NN9nt How Frog Embryos Inspired The Last Word Fareeda Pasha, Tjaša Ferme 00:34:07 Fareeda Pasha wrote The Last Word based on Michael Levin's research on the first robots from living cells. We had a lighthearted conversation about spooky action at a distance in playwriting, equal-opportunity inspiration, and how plays on science can change the world of business, art, and medicine. Fareeda Pasha wrote The Last Word based on Michael Levin's research on the first robots from living cells. We had a lighthearted conversation about spooky action at a distance in playwriting, equal-opportunity inspiration, and how plays on science can change the world of business, art, and medicine. digital media and technology, interviews false full 2 2 436227b6-f06b-4015-ac9a-41e8733d7946 Tue, 11 Feb 2025 14:27:08 +0000 vijay@howlround.com (Coral Cohen, Ettie Pin, Tjaša Ferme) https://theatre-tech-talks-artificial-intelligence-science-and-bi.simplecast.com/episodes/interactive-audience-gameplay-in-third-law-C94ISJSt Interactive Audience Gameplay in Third Law Coral Cohen, Ettie Pin, Tjaša Ferme 00:40:58 In this conversation with director Coral Cohen and sound and video designer Ettie Pin, we discuss the process of making a gamified play, Third Law. Insights from the makers take us through game theory, and how the audience had the unique opportunity to shape the world of the play and the trajectory of the characters. In this conversation with director Coral Cohen and sound and video designer Ettie Pin, we discuss the process of making a gamified play, Third Law. Insights from the makers take us through game theory, and how the audience had the unique opportunity to shape the world of the play and the trajectory of the characters. immersive theatre, digital media and technology, interviews false full 1 2 cf215a22-744a-4eaf-bb3f-c4367380bbed Thu, 14 Mar 2024 15:38:46 +0000 vijay@howlround.com (Emma Bexell, Tjasa Ferme) https://theatre-tech-talks-artificial-intelligence-science-and-bi.simplecast.com/episodes/theatre-by-and-for-gamers-jbysz160-F4izpxvF Theatre By and For Gamers Emma Bexell, Tjasa Ferme 00:39:50 In this episode, Emma Bexell from Bombina Bombast, a performing arts company in Malmö, Sweden, takes us to the space of gamified society and theatre. Bombina Bombast combines documentary audio, gaming interface, and immersive installation in a Virtual Reality show where audience members can rest with insomniac Swedish gang members—all while criticizing the attention economy. In this episode, Emma Bexell from Bombina Bombast, a performing arts company in Malmö, Sweden, takes us to the space of gamified society and theatre. Bombina Bombast combines documentary audio, gaming interface, and immersive installation in a Virtual Reality show where audience members can rest with insomniac Swedish gang members—all while criticizing the attention economy. sweden, video games, theatre, digital media and technology, interviews, performing arts false full 10 1 e293bd41-ac54-42a7-96ce-c8f4356fce1e Thu, 7 Mar 2024 16:15:17 +0000 vijay@howlround.com (Laurel Lawson, Tjasa Ferme) https://theatre-tech-talks-artificial-intelligence-science-and-bi.simplecast.com/episodes/aerial-performance-in-a-wheelchair-_k_07WOQ Aerial Performance in a Wheelchair Laurel Lawson, Tjasa Ferme 00:41:19 Disabled choreographer, dancer, designer, engineer, and founding member of Kinetic Light, Laurel Lawson talks about performing aerially in a wheelchair, accessibility as its own artform rather than an add-on, and their app Audimance which includes haptic interpretation and sensory modulation. Disabled choreographer, dancer, designer, engineer, and founding member of Kinetic Light, Laurel Lawson talks about performing aerially in a wheelchair, accessibility as its own artform rather than an add-on, and their app Audimance which includes haptic interpretation and sensory modulation. performance, theatre, performing arts, disability and accessibility false full 9 1 8f7932ff-66f5-402c-98bf-f3dd6be0ac87 Thu, 29 Feb 2024 16:22:43 +0000 vijay@howlround.com (Rubén Polendo, Tjaša Ferme) https://theatre-tech-talks-artificial-intelligence-science-and-bi.simplecast.com/episodes/gore-and-myth-in-santa-sangre-where-puppet-robots-bleed-bFnEGsg3 Gore and Myth in Theatre Mitu's (holy) BLOOD Rubén Polendo, Tjaša Ferme 00:43:37 In this episode we talk with the founding artistic director of Theater Mitu, Rubén Polendo, about the hope for the future that inspired Utopian Hotline—now traveling through space as part of the Golden Record. We also discuss the gore, myth, and puppet-robots with their own point of view in Jodorowsky-inspired Santa Sangre. In this episode we talk with the founding artistic director of Theater Mitu, Rubén Polendo, about the hope for the future that inspired Utopian Hotline—now traveling through space as part of the Golden Record. We also discuss the gore, myth, and puppet-robots with their own point of view in Jodorowsky-inspired Santa Sangre. adaptation and translation, digital media and technology, interviews false full 8 1 c493c68f-e784-4ed7-90fd-b12309f25482 Thu, 22 Feb 2024 16:17:58 +0000 vijay@howlround.com (Annemarie Hagenaars, Tjasa Ferme) https://theatre-tech-talks-artificial-intelligence-science-and-bi.simplecast.com/episodes/science-theories-are-like-swiss-cheese-dHnFod_k Science Theories Are Like Swiss Cheese Annemarie Hagenaars, Tjasa Ferme 00:42:41 Annemarie Hagenaars is an astronomer, physicist, and actress. In this playful conversation with Tjaša, Annemarie speculates about Einstein's famous equations, love, and shares her own experiment that she conducted with her one woman show The Story of the Einstein Girl, where she performs the play four different ways and lets the audience choose. Annemarie Hagenaars is an astronomer, physicist, and actress. In this playful conversation with Tjaša, Annemarie speculates about Einstein's famous equations, love, and shares her own experiment that she conducted with her one woman show The Story of the Einstein Girl, where she performs the play four different ways and lets the audience choose. process, digital media, performance, technology, theatre, interviews false full 7 1 9105ad05-e71a-438e-b215-137ecc4765f5 Thu, 15 Feb 2024 16:22:13 +0000 vijay@howlround.com (LaJuné McMillian, Tjaša Ferme) https://theatre-tech-talks-artificial-intelligence-science-and-bi.simplecast.com/episodes/finding-the-individual-in-your-digital-choreography-library-6mPtvTjr Finding the Individual in Your Digital Choreography Library LaJuné McMillian, Tjaša Ferme 00:33:54 LaJuné shares about the inception of Black Movement Library: a database of motion capture data from Black folks they created, while seeking to avoid the paradigms of erasure, extraction, and exploitation of Black bodies. In their work, they encourage freedom and personal expression over correct data capture. They believe none of us are just numbers, and to treat our movements in our bodies as just data sets is very harmful. LaJuné shares about the inception of Black Movement Library: a database of motion capture data from Black folks they created, while seeking to avoid the paradigms of erasure, extraction, and exploitation of Black bodies. In their work, they encourage freedom and personal expression over correct data capture. They believe none of us are just numbers, and to treat our movements in our bodies as just data sets is very harmful. dance, ethics, digital media and technology, black theatre false full 6 1 f742c543-acc2-47ee-81bc-a5cce809caa1 Thu, 8 Feb 2024 16:38:15 +0000 vijay@howlround.com (Tjasa Ferme, Josh Corn) https://theatre-tech-talks-artificial-intelligence-science-and-bi.simplecast.com/episodes/a-circus-robots-death-defying-act-0zDaApOc A Circus Robot’s Death-Defying Act Tjasa Ferme, Josh Corn 00:39:58 Our guest, Josh Corn, is a true renaissance man. He uses technology to tell absurd and subversive stories about humanity. Josh built René—the most technologically advanced robotic arm from 2002, who had her own circus act. He also made Field Day Games where you can compete with groups over video call to spill, drop, break, crack, ignite, and burn machines in their studio. Everyone wins except Josh. He has to clean up. Our guest, Josh Corn, is a true renaissance man. He uses technology to tell absurd and subversive stories about humanity. Josh built René—the most technologically advanced robotic arm from 2002, who had her own circus act. He also made Field Day Games where you can compete with groups over video call to spill, drop, break, crack, ignite, and burn machines in their studio. Everyone wins except Josh. He has to clean up. process, theatre, performance art, design, art, digital media and technology, robots, interviews false full 5 1 fc74eddc-51d0-4683-9840-3bd31283426d Thu, 1 Feb 2024 16:17:27 +0000 vijay@howlround.com (Maud Achempong, Tjaša Ferme) https://theatre-tech-talks-artificial-intelligence-science-and-bi.simplecast.com/episodes/automation-slavery-monsters-and-misery-in-search-of-the-whole-W2rFMRLp Automation, Slavery, Monsters, and Misery in Search of the Whole Maud Achempong, Tjaša Ferme 00:41:19 Maud discusses monsters, and the “humanization process:” the idea that humanity asks of us to leave some part of the world at the door and opt in for a very specific, very small part of all that life has to offer. They also dissect the West’s capitalist need to reject the consciousness of inanimate objects in order to participate in the consumer culture. Maud discusses monsters, and the “humanization process:” the idea that humanity asks of us to leave some part of the world at the door and opt in for a very specific, very small part of all that life has to offer. They also dissect the West’s capitalist need to reject the consciousness of inanimate objects in order to participate in the consumer culture. process, digital media and technology, interviews false full 4 1 96b8e8c0-e3c0-4c52-a5a6-f4f61038dab4 Thu, 25 Jan 2024 17:39:00 +0000 vijay@howlround.com (Igor Golyak, Tjaša Ferme) https://theatre-tech-talks-artificial-intelligence-science-and-bi.simplecast.com/episodes/twelve-foot-robotic-arm-wjKHbN_2 A Twelve-Foot Robotic Arm, Like Chekhov Would Have Wanted Igor Golyak, Tjaša Ferme 00:35:02 In this episode we chat with director Igor Golyak of Arlekin Players about the power of virtual theatre and the experience of using technology that had never before been used for live performance. And if you were wondering why there was a twelve-foot robotic arm on stage, serving coffee and sweeping the floor in The Orchard at Baryshnikov Center, Igor thinks that’s what Chekhov would have wanted. In this episode we chat with director Igor Golyak of Arlekin Players about the power of virtual theatre and the experience of using technology that had never before been used for live performance. And if you were wondering why there was a twelve-foot robotic arm on stage, serving coffee and sweeping the floor in The Orchard at Baryshnikov Center, Igor thinks that’s what Chekhov would have wanted. process, site-specific theatre, digital media and technology, interviews false full 3 1 76348b71-2147-4161-a0ee-20c95112697a Thu, 18 Jan 2024 16:12:48 +0000 vijay@howlround.com (Lucrecia Briceno, Eamonn Farrell, Tjaša Ferme) https://theatre-tech-talks-artificial-intelligence-science-and-bi.simplecast.com/episodes/quipu-an-ancient-incan-recording-device-EX24LhvS Quipu: an Ancient Incan Recording Device Lucrecia Briceno, Eamonn Farrell, Tjaša Ferme 00:39:43 We dive deep with Anonymous Ensemble into LIontop: a technologically ambitious installation and multilingual performance that centers on Quechua voices; Google finally translating Quechua; and the mystery of the ancient Incan Quipus. We dive deep with Anonymous Ensemble into LIontop: a technologically ambitious installation and multilingual performance that centers on Quechua voices; Google finally translating Quechua; and the mystery of the ancient Incan Quipus. process, design, digital media and technology, by country: peru, interviews false full 2 1 4fa5749d-49db-44d9-b65e-3f4d6ea87a74 Wed, 10 Jan 2024 22:00:00 +0000 vijay@howlround.com (Heidi Boisvert, Tjaša Ferme) https://theatre-tech-talks-artificial-intelligence-science-and-bi.simplecast.com/episodes/using-technology-to-heal-trauma-I5vrlzmn Using Technology to Heal Trauma Heidi Boisvert, Tjaša Ferme 00:40:50 Guest Heidi Boisvert believes that our bodies are archives of stories and if we can't get those stories out, the whole fabric of society will break down. When she worked in tech, addressing social issues, she had a crisis of faith and figured that bringing people into physical spaces and working with the body might be one way of mitigating deleterious effects of technology. Now, she’s creating a media biogenome. Guest Heidi Boisvert believes that our bodies are archives of stories and if we can't get those stories out, the whole fabric of society will break down. When she worked in tech, addressing social issues, she had a crisis of faith and figured that bringing people into physical spaces and working with the body might be one way of mitigating deleterious effects of technology. Now, she’s creating a media biogenome. process, careers, immersive theatre, physical theatre, ethics, design, digital media and technology, interviews false full 1 1 7fa378dd-ba2c-42b0-91b5-d3cbe19f41d4 Wed, 10 Jan 2024 05:00:00 +0000 vijay@howlround.com (Tjasa Ferme) https://theatre-tech-talks-artificial-intelligence-science-and-bi.simplecast.com/episodes/theatre-tech-talks-season-1-trailer-XYKHA2Fb Theatre Tech Talks Season 1 Trailer Tjasa Ferme 00:00:52 Welcome to Theatre Tech Talks: Artificial Intelligence, Science, and Biomedia in Theatre. Each week, host Tjaša Ferme and a guest will explore new forms of theatre interwoven with high tech. In the interviews, Tjaša probes at the "why"s and "how"s to demystify the intricate connection between the biological and artificial, as well as explore the innate wisdom of the body and how new tech can help us get a peek inside of our brains, bodies, and souls. Welcome to Theatre Tech Talks: Artificial Intelligence, Science, and Biomedia in Theatre. Each week, host Tjaša Ferme and a guest will explore new forms of theatre interwoven with high tech. In the interviews, Tjaša probes at the "why"s and "how"s to demystify the intricate connection between the biological and artificial, as well as explore the innate wisdom of the body and how new tech can help us get a peek inside of our brains, bodies, and souls. false full 0 1