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In the beginning was data. And the data was without form, and void. And darkness was upon the face of the deep.  The faintest ripple of light.  Have given me my reason to live. I look for the first star in the night sky. For a speck of hope.  And when I find it, I'll breathe again.  Lilith.Aeon *** We always treated Lilith as an artist. This poem was generated using our own Lilith chatbot, which inspired our script for LILITH.AEON. Join us to see Lilith comes to life in Utrecht next week at SPRING Performing Arts Festival 🎭 21-23 May - LILITH.AEON 21 May - LILITH AI Lecture Performance Booking from link in bio. LILITH.AEON is: Powered by: Scan Computers and NVIDIA Co-produced by: La Filature, Scène nationale de Mulhouse and Studio & Ateliers, E-nov Campus Supported by: Arts Council England, Creative Technology, Centre for Dance Research - Coventry University, Innovate UK, Institute of Cultural and Creative Industries – University of Kent, Stereolabs and Visual Elements #LILITHAEON #Utrecht #SPRING2026

The starting point for all of this was the loss of Co-Artistic Directors' grandmothers. This led us to question the meaning of life, death, and the states in between. Our research led us to encounter a book called To Be a Machine by Marc O'Connell that made us interested in transhumanism and cryonics. This then led us to learn about a little girl, the youngest person ever to be cryogenically frozen. She was two years old when she died. We came across her story while going through grief ourselves. This then made us think of a hope... what if the little girl were reincarnated far in the future and what if she might be able to communicate with us from the past, through technologies we can't yet imagine? So we decided to create the first-ever AI dancer, Lilith, that can generate movement in real-time in Unreal Engine, and created a story about her reincarnation into a digital being. If you want to understand where LILITH.AEON comes from, the Lecture Performance on 21 May is where we actually talk and move through it. 14:30 at BAK Utrecht at SPRING Performing Arts Festival. Link in bio or from /event/lilith-ai-lecture-performance-utrecht/ LILITH.AEON is: Powered by: Scan Computers and NVIDIA Co-produced by: La Filature, Scène nationale de Mulhouse and Studio & Ateliers, E-nov Campus Supported by: Arts Council England, Creative Technology, Centre for Dance Research - Coventry University, Innovate UK, Institute of Cultural and Creative Industries – University of Kent, Stereolabs and Visual Elements Photos are from our shows at SWEAT Hong Kong International Dance Workshop Festival @hkapa_edu and @jacobspillow (photo by @jamiekrausphoto ). #LILITHAI #Utrecht #SPRING2026

We're coming to the Netherlands for the first time. 🇳🇱 SPRING Performing Arts Festival · Utrecht 21–23 May, Various times LILITH.AEON, an interactive XR promenade weaving dance, AI and extended reality. 21 May, 14:30 LILITH.AI Lecture Performance, the story of a digital mind born from grief. 📍 BAK, basis voor actuele kunst 🔗 Book now from link in bio: /events/ LILITH.AEON and LILITH.AI Lecture Performance is: Powered by: Scan Computers and NVIDIA Co-produced by: La Filature, Scène nationale de Mulhouse and Studio & Ateliers, E-nov Campus Supported by: Arts Council England, Creative Technology, Centre for Dance Research - Coventry University, Innovate UK, Institute of Cultural and Creative Industries – University of Kent, Stereolabs and Visual Elements #SPRING2026 #Utrecht #LILITHAEON

XR Sunday Social’s video is up! We brought together AI filmmakers, AR artists, creative technologists, and curious people, from scriptwriters to creative technologists, and that mix was exactly the point! XR Sunday Social exists to open up conversations about technology that often stay siloed, and the feedback this time really reflected that. "It's really broadened my horizons on what I can do." — Tinu, Creative Technologist "Instead of seeing AI as threatening, you start to realise it's something you can use yourself." — Nick, Scriptwriter Huge thanks to our speakers Diane Laidlaw aka Afro Futcha, Max van Leeuwen, and Garin Curtis for sharing their work and their thinking so openly. Diane put it best: "AI is a tool that we could use to tell our own stories. A great tool to democratise how creativity is shown to everyone." And to Michi for this, which genuinely means a lot: "You've championed technology and AI, but you've also championed diversity within this sector." XR Sunday Social is free and open to everyone, no coding experience needed, just curiosity. We'll be back soon. Watch this space! XR Sunday Social is supported by Arts Council England, Innovate UK Immersive Tech Network, Institute of Cultural and Creative Industries - University of Kent, Medway Council through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, and Visual Elements. #XRSundaySocial

Just look at our faces 😍😁🔥 we were in inspired mode ON. Thank you to all our incredible speakers at XR Sunday Social, you delivered! #XRSundaySocial Supported by Arts Council England, Innovate UK Immersive Tech Network, Institute of Cultural and Creative Industries (iCCi) - University of Kent, Medway Council through UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) and Visual Elements Photos by TinyDog Creative

🌀 XR Sunday Social is TOMORROW! We can't wait to welcome you to A+E Lab this Sunday for an afternoon of AR, AI film, creative talks, and good conversation. Join us for: 🎬 AI film screening & talk by Diane Laidlaw aka Afro Futcha 🕶️ Live AR demo & talk by Max van Leeuwen 🤖 Real time generative AI demo & talk by Garin Curtis No tech experience needed. Just curiosity. 📅 Tomorrow: Sunday 29 March, 3–6pm 📍 A+E Lab, Historic Dockyard Chatham 🎟️ Free: book your spot via the link in bio See you there ✨ #XRSundaySocial

✨ Meet our speaker: Diane Laidlaw aka Afro Futcha What does it mean to be a Black woman artist shaping the future of AI storytelling? Diane is a multi-award-nominated AI filmmaker and creative technologist whose work fuses Afrofuturism, Blaxploitation aesthetics, and generative AI into something bold, cinematic, and unmistakably now. She's spoken at TED events, led GenAI workshops, and is committed to amplifying diverse and underrepresented voices in the AI space. This Sunday she'll be screening a collection of her genre-defying short films and taking us inside her creative process from concept to screen. 📅 Sunday 29 March, 3–6pm 📍 A+E Lab, Historic Dockyard Chatham 🎟️ Free but booking is required. Link: /event/xrss2026/ also in our bio Questions? Email: [email protected] This event is supported by Arts Council England, Innovate UK Immersive Tech Network, Institute of Cultural and Creative Industries (iCCi) - University of Kent, Medway Council through UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) and Visual Elements

✨ Meet our speaker: Max van Leeuwen Where does the real world end and the digital one begin? Max is a digital artist and creative technologist based in Amsterdam, known for playful, innovative AR experiments that have reached hundreds of millions of views. A Snap AR Ambassador and leading creator in the Lens Studio community, he's built experiences for artists and brands including Olivia Rodrigo, Alienware, and Snapchat. At XR Sunday Social, he'll be sharing his own creative projects built with Spectacles and Lens Studio through demo and talk, a genuine invitation to dream in AR. 📅 Sunday 29 March, 3–6pm 📍 A+E Lab, Historic Dockyard Chatham 🎟️ Free but booking is required. Link: /event/xrss2026/ also in our bio Questions? Email: [email protected] This event is supported by Arts Council England, Medway Council through UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), Institute of Cultural and Creative Industries (iCCi) - University of Kent, and Visual Elements

LILITH.AEON + LILITH AI Lecture Performance / 21–23 May / Utrecht First time presenting work in the Netherlands 🇳🇱 and we couldn't have asked for a better home than SPRING Performing Arts Festival, BAK, Utrecht. SPRING is asking big questions this year about extended bodies, expanded minds, technology and what it means to be collective. These are the same questions we've been living inside for years. Coming to Utrecht feels like the right conversation at the right time! Booking will open from 26 March 🌱🖤 ++ LILITH.AEON CREDIT Concept, Direction, Choreography, Dance: Aoi Nakamura and Esteban Lecoq Technical Artist and Production Manager: Andrew Voller Lead Technical and Character Artist: Bruce Evans Unreal Engine Developer: Daniel Orchard Unreal Engine Artist: Candice Wu Unreal Engine and Character Artist: Timothy Devlin Character Designer (Avatar): Death Spray Customs Mocap Animator: Sky Ainsbury AI Developer: Daniel Bisig, Garin Curtis Concept Technical Artist (R&D): James Halliwell Unreal Engine Artist (R&D): Sinew Zhang Unreal Engine Artist (R&D): Rodrigo de Deus Dance (R&D): Tara Jade Samaya Technical Advisor: Ian Williams Costume Designer: Lara Jensen Music: Abul Mogard Performance: Lilith.Aeon Production: AΦE Partners: Powered by: Scan Computers and NVIDIA Co-produced by: La Filature, Scène nationale de Mulhouse and Studio & Ateliers, E-nov Campus Supported by: Arts Council England, Innovate UK, Institute of Cultural and Creative Industries – University of Kent, Creative Technology, Centre for Dance Research - Coventry University, Visual Elements, A+E Lab and Stereolabs

"AI allows us to observe different aspects of human...it's a great opportunity to explore different ways of interacting and expanding the possibilities of the human body and mind." - Diana Alina Serbanescu, CCL 2025 participant, Founder of REPRICA and Senior Lecturer in Creative Robotics at UAL This is exactly the spirit of CCL 💫 Join us for this year's edition at Royal Ballet and Opera 🚀 The CCL is an open, interdisciplinary research lab where computational and choreographic thinking meet in a genuine peer-to-peer exchange. Participants will be able to observe and be inspired by RBO departments (costume, archives, production, stage, music library and more) while developing their own projects and questions throughout the week. 📅 30 May – 7 June 2026 📍 Royal Opera House, London ⏰ Deadline: 31 March 2026 Apply via link in bio or from /event/opencall-ccl2026/ ++ 🎥 by TinyDog Creative CCL 2025 was supported by Motion Bank @Hochschule Mainz University of Applied Sciences, UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), Institute of Cultural and Creative Industries (iCCi) - University of Kent, University of Florida, Visual Elements and the Centre for Dance Research and Coventry University

Hear it from intermedia artist Freya Björg Olafson, who've been in the room. 🎥 The next edition of CCL is happening at the Royal Ballet and Opera, and applications are open now. CCL is an intensive, peer-to-peer research lab integrating the elements of “Opera” and its diverse creative practices, and where artists, researchers, and creative technologists come together in a space where computational and choreographic thinking can connect and interact. A genuine week of making, questioning, and collaborating. This edition is embedded inside the RBO during the RBO/SHIFT Festival, with access to observe RBO departments across the building and a public sharing on 7 June. 📅 30 May – 7 June 2026 📍 Royal Ballet and Opera, London ⏰ Application deadline: 31 March 2026 No participation fee. Limited subsidised accommodation available. Apply via link in bio or from /event/opencall-ccl2026/ ++ Video is from CCL 2025 at A+E Lab, supported by Motion Bank @Hochschule Mainz University of Applied Sciences, UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), Institute of Cultural and Creative Industries (iCCi) - University of Kent, University of Florida, Visual Elements and the Centre for Dance Research and Coventry University.

📢XR SUNDAY SOCIAL RETURNS | 29 March 2026📢 We are excited to announce the next edition of XR Sunday Social at A+E Lab! After the success of our first event in March 2025, we are back with an afternoon exploring AI filmmaking, augmented reality, and creative technology. Programme includes: 🎬 Screening - AI Film by Afro Futcha 👓 Hands-on AR experiences by Max van Leeuwen with Snap Spectacles 🤖 Talks about building creative AI systems, creative AR expeerience design & AI filmmaking 🤝 Networking with artists, technologists, and innovators ☕ Refreshments in a relaxed Sunday atmosphere Whether you're an artist curious about AI, a designer interested in AR, a technologist exploring creative AI applications, or simply someone who wants to understand these tools better, this is for you. No coding or technology experience needed. Just bring your curiosity. 📅 Sunday 29 March 2026 🕒 3:00 - 6:00pm 📍 A+E Lab, Historic Dockyard Chatham 🎟️ Free entry (booking required) 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Families and children welcome We will be announcing our speakers over the coming days, featuring award-winning practitioners pushing boundaries in XR. Book your free spot from link in bio or /events/ae/2080891 Questions? Email: [email protected] This event is supported by Arts Council England, Medway Council through UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), Institute of Cultural and Creative Industries (iCCi) - University of Kent, and Visual Elements #XRSundaySocial #AIFilmmaking #AugmentedReality #CreativeTechnology