From the very beginning of image generation using artificial intelligence, LAB7’s creative director Samuel Tétreault envisioned the creative potential of this technology used in a dialogue with live performance and human movement. We went through several iterations to explore generative AI tools as they were evolving, to bring this vision to life. For our first exploration in 2023, we simply used artificial intelligence to transform pre-recorded videos, confirming the creative potential of our concept. Then one of our interns, a computer engineer graduating student, built a first prototype of a solution to create a “live” interaction between human movement and generative AI. This pipeline combined a…
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BEATS COLLECTIVE took the interactive and participatory dimensions of their show one step further thanks to the prototyping support program offered by Les 7 Doigts and the SAT. BEATS is a project…
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Festival Illusion participated in the prototyping support program run by Les 7 Doigts and SAT to explore a new performance language combining electronic music, dance, circus, digital arts, and artificial intelligence. The UTOPIA project…
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We had the honor of opening HANNOVER MESSE, the world’s largest industrial technology trade fair, with a performance directed by Patrick Léonard, in collaboration with the remarkable Toronto-based Indigenous company Red Sky Performance and our sister…
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As part of Les 7 Doigts and SAT’s new prototyping support program, the Pendulum collective presented “Temps suspendu”, an immersive work combining circus and digital art. Singing crystals, pendulum pole, hula hoops and interactive…
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LAB7 is proud to announce the publication of two guides, co-authored with our research partner Centre HUPR. These guides bring together the knowledge acquired during our joint projects and experiments, while drawing on targeted…
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November 2024 On November 8, 2024, we took part in the launch of the Drop The Act project in our studios. A project by the trampoline artists’ collective of the same name: Didier Stowe,…
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November 2024 Watch the replay The second edition of the LAB7 Forum took place at the 7 Fingers Creative Center on November 7, 2024. We welcomed around a hundred people on site and 60…
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September 2024 We are incredibly proud to have been the only performing arts company invited to the Microsoft Global Hackathon in September 2024! This recognition highlights the progress made by Lab7 and our innovation…
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April 2024 Les 7 Doigts was selected by SODEC as one of seven teams to take part in the Atelier Grand Nord XR 2024. We’re very proud to have been part of this fine…