Immersive and Embedded Scenography for the Performing Arts

Integrate embedded and mobile technologies into your artistic productions

Exact Schedule

• Tuesday, May 19, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
• Tuesday,  May 26, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
• Tuesday, June 2, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
• Tuesday, June 9, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

This course offers a hands-on introduction to immersive and embedded scenography applied to live performance. It is intended for creators, professionals, and curious practitioners working in digital arts, performing arts, and stage-based practices who are interested in integrating interactive technologies into their projects, particularly in the context of touring productions or mobile setups.

You will explore how to transform a traditional scenographic approach into an augmented, immersive, and multisensory experience using portable technologies and embedded systems. Through case studies, technical demonstrations, and guided practical exercises, you will become familiar with both the creative possibilities and the technical constraints of these tools. A system design workshop will allow you to reflect on a personal or hypothetical project and explore concrete ways to integrate these technologies according to your production conditions.

By the end of the training, you will have acquired the vocabulary and core concepts needed to confidently approach this scenography. You will be able to identify relevant technical resources, assess the feasibility of your ideas, and mobilize portable technologies within your artistic projects. The training also encourages the exploration of the SAT’s open source software toolbox, designed to be readily integrated into artistic productions.

Objectives

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

• Design stylistic processes incorporating technological devices and create augmented scenography;
• Identify and select different systems to augment the body or the stage through the use of wearables, accessories, interactive costumes, or stage equipment;
• Recognize various communication protocols and use technical vocabulary to communicate with developers and technicians;
• Plan for the risks and technical limitations of your equipment;
• Use the SAT’s open-source software to support your creative projects.

Course Content

• Overview of creative methods using embedded systems for the performing arts;
• Key communication protocols (IP, OSC, DMX, RS-232, etc.);
• Introduction to the open-source software developed by the SAT (Livepose, Puara, Ossia Score);
• Presentation of system components such as sensors, microprocessors, actuators, and computational processes, including network communication, machine learning, and computer vision;
• Overview of system design techniques and ideation diagram drawing;
• Presentation of technical limitations and risks in preparing a system, such as transport, maintenance, and durability.

Required Materials

• Your preferred note-taking tool;
• Your laptop computer.

Who is this course for?

Artists from all disciplines who wish to integrate interactive technologies into their creations.

Questions?

Contact Béatrice Jolicoeur
Development Officer
418 559-5286
bjolicoeur@sat.qc.ca

This training, offered by the Société des arts technologiques in collaboration with the Regroupement québécois de la danse, is made possible through the financial support of the Gouvernement du Québec—through the Intervention-Compétences program of Compétence Culture – and under the supervision of the Conseil de la formation continue arts et culture de Montréal (CFC).