Isabelle Domens, April 2023 What if you carry a circus performance, in 3D, in your phone and watch it anywhere? It is possible with augmented reality, a technology that superimposes virtual content on the real world, using a simple phone. LAB7 built a prototype based on mocap data recorded from two acrobats, in an act that was choreographed especially to be seen in augmented reality. These recordings of circus movements and apparatus were then integrated into Unity to create a…
Isabelle Domens, Spring 2023 As part of their spring 2023 session, a group of five graduating software engineering students and one graduating computer engineering student at Polytechnique Montreal took on a prototyping project for…
Isabelle Domens, May 2023 We gave a tour of our creation center to two groups of professionals and investors and presented some of the projects underway at Les 7 Doigts, including LAB7. We shared…
Isabelle Domens, May 2023 Done in collaboration with our research partner CRITAC, our fifth laboratory was dedicated to evaluating and comparing different motion capture systems, and assess their performance on a selection of circus…
On March 20th, En Piste organized its Digital Workshop in our studios: two days dedicated to the integration of technological arts in circus creation. Circus artists and creators participated in interactive and participatory workshops…
We were pleased to host Panasonic in our studios for their Demo Days. Over these two days, local and international professionals got a sneak peak of their latest equipment. LAB7 and Supply and Demand,…
December 7 & 8, 2020Direction: Isabelle Chassé ScheduleMonday, December 7th, 2pm – 5pmTuesday, December 8th, 2pm – 5pm10 places available In the spirit of shared knowledge, exploration and continuous development, this workshop is intended…
December 1st – 3rd 2020Direction: Samuel TétreaultIn collaboration with Zack Tang, Marie-Ève Dicaire & Geneviève Drolet ScheduleTuesday December 1st, 1pm – 6pmWednesday December 2nd, 1pm – 6pmThursday December 3rd,10am – 3pm10 places available This…
December 14, 15 & 16, 2020, 2pm-5pm, MontrealDirected by Gypsy Snider15 places availableBilingual Workshop The goal of this workshop is to access intention, story and character for circus creation. Using structured improvisation we will emphasis…
November 4, 5 & 6, 2020, 2pm-5pm, MontrealDirected by Patrick Léonard15 places availableBilingual Workshop In this 3 day workshop, you will be invited to present an act or a sequence that you have been working…
