Join me and my AI Animation class at
Vox Humana
An evening of computer-controlled pipe organ, generative projections, and expanded performance
Monday, April 29 - 8PM
Church of the Ascension
4729 Ellsworth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Vox Humana invites you to a fusion of technology, art, and music celebrating the harmony between the ancient and the avant-garde. This event showcases the music of Carnegie Mellon University’s Exploded Ensemble, architectural video projections from Advanced ETB: Animation Studio: AI Generated Animation, and performance work from Advanced ETB: Digitally Mediated Performance.
Exploded Ensemble has crafted music for the pipe organ using code and custom software, breathing digital life into one of music’s oldest instruments. Within the embrace of a beautiful acoustic space, these compositions are not merely played but experienced, as they interact with architecturally mapped video projections featuring AI-generated imagery. These visuals are tailored to complement and react to the unique architectural elements of the venue, creating a dynamic and immersive environment. Performance artists will improvise live, their movements and expressions influenced by the experimental music and its interplay with the physical space. Together, these elements promise a mesmerizing exploration of how digital innovation can expand the boundaries of traditional musical performance, creating a spectacle that is as thought-provoking as it is enchanting. Join us for an evening where the past and the future converge in a symphony of sights and sounds, offering a glimpse into the limitless possibilities of artistic expression.
The Vox Humana team wishes to thank Church of the Ascension and Gary Harger for their generous support in realizing this event. This performance is made by possible by the Carnegie Mellon University IDeATE (Integrative, Design, Arts, and Technology) program, the CMU School of Art, and the CMU School of Music.
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This Sunday join Pitt and CMU students for Variety! Variety! Variety!
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April 16 @ 6pm
WQED Studio A
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Variety! Variety! Variety! Is an evening-length program of video, performance, experimental music, wearable sculpture and beyond - presented by an interdisciplinary team of Pitt and CMU students. Featuring all-new work by Activated Anamorphs, Explored Ensemble and Pitts Studio Arts
Coming up soon: Variety! Variety Variety! is on April 16, 6pm at the WQED Studios. The event is free, but please reserve tickets. Link in stories!
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Variety! Variety! Variety! is an evening-length program of video, performance, experimental music, wearable sculpture and beyond - presented by an interdisciplinary team of CMU and Pitt students. Featuring all-new work by Activated Anamorphs, Exploded Ensemble, and Pitt Studio Arts.
Sideband 💚 @cmuideate ! Good grief what a wonderful basket of people and things and ideas and sweet tunes. We had a BLAST with @jts3k@phreeduhm@anniehuihsinhsieh@explodedensemble and alllll the wonderful folks who came out to cheer our jiggling electrons. AGAIN SOON, PLEASE!! 💚👾💚👾💚
April 16, 6:00pm at WQED Studio A
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Variety! Variety! Variety! Is an evening-length program of video, performance, experimental music, wearable sculpture and beyond - presented by an interdisciplinary team of Pitt and CMU students. Featuring all-new work by Activated Anamorphs, Explored Ensemble and Pitts Studio Arts
A few more scenes from the Effervescent Shadow Bazaar... and that's all ⚡⚡⚡ Thanks to @cmuideate , @cmuschoolofart , @cmumusic , and the unflappable Frank Warninsky for making it possible 🙌 Frank was the lighting director for Mr. Roger's Neighborhood (1968 - 2001) - such an honor to work with him on this event!
Shadow Play at the legendary WQED Studios! My Shadow Play class wrapped a wild semester with this happening — ninety days planning, three days installing, eight giant projection surfaces, three interactive computational works, one Exploded Ensemble, and a tuba band — and somehow we managed to strike all of it by midnight :)
Posted @withregram • @activatedanamorphs Exploded Ensemble + Activated Anamorphs
present Variants
An interactive live stream on March 23rd @ 7PM
twitch.tv/explodedensemble
In their first performance of 2022 the musicians and artists from Exploded Ensemble and Activated Anamorphs present an interactive audiovisual experience on Twitch.tv where the audience has the power to transform sound, video, and structure throughout the experience. Original pieces will explore the concepts of infinite variation and mutation.
*Note: The audience will need to register for a free Twitch account to be able to interact with the performance via the chat. No account is required for simply viewing the concert.
