Artificially Enhanced Performing Arts. Experiment on the Creative use of AI in Performing Arts

Andrea Paciotto

doi:10.6092/issn.2039-2281/20973

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Andrea Paciotto Seoul Institute of the Arts

Andrea Paciotto is an international director, producer, educator, curator, actor, and researcher, with a special interest in contemporary performances, media, new technologies, experience design, intercultural and transdisciplinary collaboration. In more than thirty years of activity, he has directed over 40 different productions, curated and produced different types of projects in performing arts, and new media, and collaborated with festivals and theatres around the world. Since 2014 Andrea Paciotto lives and works in Korea, He is a Professor of the Performing Arts Department at the Seoul Institute of the Arts, teaching courses in directing, acting, contemporary theatre, interdisciplinary collaboration, and creative production. He is Director of CultureHub Europe, and of the Global Program at the Busan International Performing Arts Festival.

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https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2039-2281/20973

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workshop, AI, ChatGPT, creative process

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This article explores the Artificially Enhanced Performing Arts workshop, which took place in Bologna from January 15 to 19, 2024, as part of a collaboration between the Department of Arts at the University of Bologna and the Seoul Institute of the Arts. The workshop investigated the use of artificial intelligence as a creative tool in the performing arts, with participation from a diverse group of Italian and Korean students. Guided by Professors Andrea Paciotto and Kim JaeMin, the experiment aimed to examine the possibilities and constraints of AI within a collective creative process. Through AI-driven exercises and improvisations, participants collaborated across various cultural, linguistic, and technological boundaries. This article outlines the workshop’s methodology, chronicles the participants' experiences, and analyzes audience feedback, highlighting key takeaways from the experiment.

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