BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//theGATE - ECPv6.16.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://thegate-festival.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for theGATE REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Helsinki BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0300 TZNAME:EEST DTSTART:20230326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0300 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:EET DTSTART:20231029T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0300 TZNAME:EEST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0300 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:EET DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0300 TZNAME:EEST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0300 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:EET DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0300 TZNAME:EEST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0300 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:EET DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0300 TZNAME:EEST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0300 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:EET DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260519 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260523 DTSTAMP:20260524T213540 CREATED:20251126T111944Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260514T110623Z UID:23706-1779148800-1779494399@thegate-festival.com SUMMARY:ReACH DESCRIPTION:DUETTO AT theGATE FESTIVAL 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Developed at SONY Computer Science Lab Rome. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Format \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Interactive installation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Date \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 18. – 21.05.2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Location \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n HLRS | Stuttgart \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n by ALESSANDRO LONDEI & DENISE LANZIERIThe project\nAs part of theGATE Festival 2026\, Duetto\, a research project by Sony CSL – Rome\, will be presented as an exploration of the relationship between artificial intelligence and human movement. The project resonates strongly with the context of theGATE\, a festival dedicated to the convergence of science\, technology\, arts and society\, and to the new forms of cultural experimentation emerging at their intersections. \nDuetto approaches the body as a form of language. In this perspective\, postures become elementary units\, while movement unfolds as a complex and expressive sequence\, much like meaning emerging through words and sentences. But the project does more than describe motion: it seeks to recognize relations\, possibilities and transformations within gesture\, opening a space in which AI can not only interpret movement\, but also respond to it in creative ways. \nDance provides the ideal ground for this exploration. It is a field in which technique\, intention\, memory\, listening\, variation and invention coexist in constant tension\, making visible the richness and complexity of embodied expression. In this context\, Duetto does not imagine artificial intelligence as a passive tool\, nor as a system meant to replace performers or choreographers. Instead\, it proposes AI as a creative interlocutor: a responsive presence capable of engaging in a real-time exchange with the moving body and suggesting new possibilities in return. \nAt the heart of Duetto lies a genuinely human-in-the-loop vision. The human performer does not simply initiate the process but continuously shapes and redirects what the system understands and proposes. In this sense\, the project opens a wider reflection on creativity itself\, asking how AI might expand human expressive capacity rather than substitute it. What emerges is not a model of replacement\, but one of dialogue: a way of thinking about intelligence\, invention and embodiment as shared\, dynamic processes. \nFor its presentation at theGATE Festival\, Duetto will also be accompanied by an interactive installation inviting the public to engage directly with a dancing AI. Visitors will not only observe the project\, but enter a live encounter with it\, experiencing movement as a space of exchange between human presence and machine interpretation. \nIn this way\, Duetto speaks directly to the spirit of the festival. By bringing together artistic research\, scientific inquiry and technological experimentation\, it offers an example of how collaborations across disciplines can generate new questions\, new forms\, and new ways of imagining the relationship between humans and intelligent systems. As theGATE Festival continues to explore future boundaries\, Duetto contributes to this reflection by approaching the body not as something to be reduced to data\, but as a living source of knowledge\, creativity and transformation. \nThe artists\nDuetto is a project led by Alessandro Londei and Denise Lanzieri\, researchers at Sony CSL – Rome\, with Milena Di Canio leading its cultural and communication dimension; it is mentored by Vittorio Loreto\, Director at Sony CSL – Rome. URL:https://thegate-festival.com/event/reach-2026/ LOCATION:HLRS – Stuttgart\, Germany CATEGORIES:Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260518 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260523 DTSTAMP:20260524T213541 CREATED:20260506T220155Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260519T061044Z UID:24377-1779062400-1779494399@thegate-festival.com SUMMARY:DUETTO AT theGATE FESTIVAL 2026 by ALESSANDRO LONDEI & DENISE LANZIERI DESCRIPTION:DUETTO AT theGATE FESTIVAL 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Developed at SONY Computer Science Lab Rome. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Format \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Interactive installation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Date \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 18. – 21.05.2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Location \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n HLRS | Stuttgart \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n by ALESSANDRO LONDEI & DENISE LANZIERIThe project\nAs part of theGATE Festival 2026\, Duetto\, a research project by Sony CSL – Rome\, will be presented as an exploration of the relationship between artificial intelligence and human movement. The project resonates strongly with the context of theGATE\, a festival dedicated to the convergence of science\, technology\, arts and society\, and to the new forms of cultural experimentation emerging at their intersections. \nDuetto approaches the body as a form of language. In this perspective\, postures become elementary units\, while movement unfolds as a complex and expressive sequence\, much like meaning emerging through words and sentences. But the project does more than describe motion: it seeks to recognize relations\, possibilities and transformations within gesture\, opening a space in which AI can not only interpret movement\, but also respond to it in creative ways. \nDance provides the ideal ground for this exploration. It is a field in which technique\, intention\, memory\, listening\, variation and invention coexist in constant tension\, making visible the richness and complexity of embodied expression. In this context\, Duetto does not imagine artificial intelligence as a passive tool\, nor as a system meant to replace performers or choreographers. Instead\, it proposes AI as a creative interlocutor: a responsive presence capable of engaging in a real-time exchange with the moving body and suggesting new possibilities in return. \nAt the heart of Duetto lies a genuinely human-in-the-loop vision. The human performer does not simply initiate the process but continuously shapes and redirects what the system understands and proposes. In this sense\, the project opens a wider reflection on creativity itself\, asking how AI might expand human expressive capacity rather than substitute it. What emerges is not a model of replacement\, but one of dialogue: a way of thinking about intelligence\, invention and embodiment as shared\, dynamic processes. \nFor its presentation at theGATE Festival\, Duetto will also be accompanied by an interactive installation inviting the public to engage directly with a dancing AI. Visitors will not only observe the project\, but enter a live encounter with it\, experiencing movement as a space of exchange between human presence and machine interpretation. \nIn this way\, Duetto speaks directly to the spirit of the festival. By bringing together artistic research\, scientific inquiry and technological experimentation\, it offers an example of how collaborations across disciplines can generate new questions\, new forms\, and new ways of imagining the relationship between humans and intelligent systems. As theGATE Festival continues to explore future boundaries\, Duetto contributes to this reflection by approaching the body not as something to be reduced to data\, but as a living source of knowledge\, creativity and transformation. \nThe artists\nDuetto is a project led by Alessandro Londei and Denise Lanzieri\, researchers at Sony CSL – Rome\, with Milena Di Canio leading its cultural and communication dimension; it is mentored by Vittorio Loreto\, Director at Sony CSL – Rome. URL:https://thegate-festival.com/event/duetto-at-thegate-festival-2026-by-alessandro-londei-denise-lanzieri/ LOCATION:HLRS – Stuttgart\, Germany CATEGORIES:Festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260518 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260523 DTSTAMP:20260524T213541 CREATED:20260506T215927Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260519T060944Z UID:24372-1779062400-1779494399@thegate-festival.com SUMMARY:SANTA MUERTE by MAURICIO VALDÉS SAN EMETERIO DESCRIPTION:DUETTO AT theGATE FESTIVAL 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Developed at SONY Computer Science Lab Rome. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Format \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Interactive installation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Date \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 18. – 21.05.2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Location \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n HLRS | Stuttgart \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n by ALESSANDRO LONDEI & DENISE LANZIERIThe project\nAs part of theGATE Festival 2026\, Duetto\, a research project by Sony CSL – Rome\, will be presented as an exploration of the relationship between artificial intelligence and human movement. The project resonates strongly with the context of theGATE\, a festival dedicated to the convergence of science\, technology\, arts and society\, and to the new forms of cultural experimentation emerging at their intersections. \nDuetto approaches the body as a form of language. In this perspective\, postures become elementary units\, while movement unfolds as a complex and expressive sequence\, much like meaning emerging through words and sentences. But the project does more than describe motion: it seeks to recognize relations\, possibilities and transformations within gesture\, opening a space in which AI can not only interpret movement\, but also respond to it in creative ways. \nDance provides the ideal ground for this exploration. It is a field in which technique\, intention\, memory\, listening\, variation and invention coexist in constant tension\, making visible the richness and complexity of embodied expression. In this context\, Duetto does not imagine artificial intelligence as a passive tool\, nor as a system meant to replace performers or choreographers. Instead\, it proposes AI as a creative interlocutor: a responsive presence capable of engaging in a real-time exchange with the moving body and suggesting new possibilities in return. \nAt the heart of Duetto lies a genuinely human-in-the-loop vision. The human performer does not simply initiate the process but continuously shapes and redirects what the system understands and proposes. In this sense\, the project opens a wider reflection on creativity itself\, asking how AI might expand human expressive capacity rather than substitute it. What emerges is not a model of replacement\, but one of dialogue: a way of thinking about intelligence\, invention and embodiment as shared\, dynamic processes. \nFor its presentation at theGATE Festival\, Duetto will also be accompanied by an interactive installation inviting the public to engage directly with a dancing AI. Visitors will not only observe the project\, but enter a live encounter with it\, experiencing movement as a space of exchange between human presence and machine interpretation. \nIn this way\, Duetto speaks directly to the spirit of the festival. By bringing together artistic research\, scientific inquiry and technological experimentation\, it offers an example of how collaborations across disciplines can generate new questions\, new forms\, and new ways of imagining the relationship between humans and intelligent systems. As theGATE Festival continues to explore future boundaries\, Duetto contributes to this reflection by approaching the body not as something to be reduced to data\, but as a living source of knowledge\, creativity and transformation. \nThe artists\nDuetto is a project led by Alessandro Londei and Denise Lanzieri\, researchers at Sony CSL – Rome\, with Milena Di Canio leading its cultural and communication dimension; it is mentored by Vittorio Loreto\, Director at Sony CSL – Rome. URL:https://thegate-festival.com/event/santa-muerte-by-mauricio-valdes-san-emeterio/ LOCATION:HLRS – Stuttgart\, Germany CATEGORIES:Festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260518 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260523 DTSTAMP:20260524T213541 CREATED:20260506T215546Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260513T143507Z UID:24369-1779062400-1779494399@thegate-festival.com SUMMARY:MERZ AKADEMIE | THE CRITICAL ENGINEERING MANIFESTO by DANJA VASILIEV DESCRIPTION:DUETTO AT theGATE FESTIVAL 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Developed at SONY Computer Science Lab Rome. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Format \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Interactive installation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Date \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 18. – 21.05.2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Location \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n HLRS | Stuttgart \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n by ALESSANDRO LONDEI & DENISE LANZIERIThe project\nAs part of theGATE Festival 2026\, Duetto\, a research project by Sony CSL – Rome\, will be presented as an exploration of the relationship between artificial intelligence and human movement. The project resonates strongly with the context of theGATE\, a festival dedicated to the convergence of science\, technology\, arts and society\, and to the new forms of cultural experimentation emerging at their intersections. \nDuetto approaches the body as a form of language. In this perspective\, postures become elementary units\, while movement unfolds as a complex and expressive sequence\, much like meaning emerging through words and sentences. But the project does more than describe motion: it seeks to recognize relations\, possibilities and transformations within gesture\, opening a space in which AI can not only interpret movement\, but also respond to it in creative ways. \nDance provides the ideal ground for this exploration. It is a field in which technique\, intention\, memory\, listening\, variation and invention coexist in constant tension\, making visible the richness and complexity of embodied expression. In this context\, Duetto does not imagine artificial intelligence as a passive tool\, nor as a system meant to replace performers or choreographers. Instead\, it proposes AI as a creative interlocutor: a responsive presence capable of engaging in a real-time exchange with the moving body and suggesting new possibilities in return. \nAt the heart of Duetto lies a genuinely human-in-the-loop vision. The human performer does not simply initiate the process but continuously shapes and redirects what the system understands and proposes. In this sense\, the project opens a wider reflection on creativity itself\, asking how AI might expand human expressive capacity rather than substitute it. What emerges is not a model of replacement\, but one of dialogue: a way of thinking about intelligence\, invention and embodiment as shared\, dynamic processes. \nFor its presentation at theGATE Festival\, Duetto will also be accompanied by an interactive installation inviting the public to engage directly with a dancing AI. Visitors will not only observe the project\, but enter a live encounter with it\, experiencing movement as a space of exchange between human presence and machine interpretation. \nIn this way\, Duetto speaks directly to the spirit of the festival. By bringing together artistic research\, scientific inquiry and technological experimentation\, it offers an example of how collaborations across disciplines can generate new questions\, new forms\, and new ways of imagining the relationship between humans and intelligent systems. As theGATE Festival continues to explore future boundaries\, Duetto contributes to this reflection by approaching the body not as something to be reduced to data\, but as a living source of knowledge\, creativity and transformation. \nThe artists\nDuetto is a project led by Alessandro Londei and Denise Lanzieri\, researchers at Sony CSL – Rome\, with Milena Di Canio leading its cultural and communication dimension; it is mentored by Vittorio Loreto\, Director at Sony CSL – Rome. URL:https://thegate-festival.com/event/merz-akademie-the-critical-engineering-manifesto-by-danja-vasiliev/ LOCATION:HLRS – Stuttgart\, Germany CATEGORIES:Festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260518 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260523 DTSTAMP:20260524T213541 CREATED:20260506T215308Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260519T061128Z UID:24365-1779062400-1779494399@thegate-festival.com SUMMARY:MERZ AKADEMIE | MIRROR MACHINE by SOFIJA CVETKOVIC AND LENI AIGNER DESCRIPTION:DUETTO AT theGATE FESTIVAL 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Developed at SONY Computer Science Lab Rome. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Format \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Interactive installation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Date \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 18. – 21.05.2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Location \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n HLRS | Stuttgart \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n by ALESSANDRO LONDEI & DENISE LANZIERIThe project\nAs part of theGATE Festival 2026\, Duetto\, a research project by Sony CSL – Rome\, will be presented as an exploration of the relationship between artificial intelligence and human movement. The project resonates strongly with the context of theGATE\, a festival dedicated to the convergence of science\, technology\, arts and society\, and to the new forms of cultural experimentation emerging at their intersections. \nDuetto approaches the body as a form of language. In this perspective\, postures become elementary units\, while movement unfolds as a complex and expressive sequence\, much like meaning emerging through words and sentences. But the project does more than describe motion: it seeks to recognize relations\, possibilities and transformations within gesture\, opening a space in which AI can not only interpret movement\, but also respond to it in creative ways. \nDance provides the ideal ground for this exploration. It is a field in which technique\, intention\, memory\, listening\, variation and invention coexist in constant tension\, making visible the richness and complexity of embodied expression. In this context\, Duetto does not imagine artificial intelligence as a passive tool\, nor as a system meant to replace performers or choreographers. Instead\, it proposes AI as a creative interlocutor: a responsive presence capable of engaging in a real-time exchange with the moving body and suggesting new possibilities in return. \nAt the heart of Duetto lies a genuinely human-in-the-loop vision. The human performer does not simply initiate the process but continuously shapes and redirects what the system understands and proposes. In this sense\, the project opens a wider reflection on creativity itself\, asking how AI might expand human expressive capacity rather than substitute it. What emerges is not a model of replacement\, but one of dialogue: a way of thinking about intelligence\, invention and embodiment as shared\, dynamic processes. \nFor its presentation at theGATE Festival\, Duetto will also be accompanied by an interactive installation inviting the public to engage directly with a dancing AI. Visitors will not only observe the project\, but enter a live encounter with it\, experiencing movement as a space of exchange between human presence and machine interpretation. \nIn this way\, Duetto speaks directly to the spirit of the festival. By bringing together artistic research\, scientific inquiry and technological experimentation\, it offers an example of how collaborations across disciplines can generate new questions\, new forms\, and new ways of imagining the relationship between humans and intelligent systems. As theGATE Festival continues to explore future boundaries\, Duetto contributes to this reflection by approaching the body not as something to be reduced to data\, but as a living source of knowledge\, creativity and transformation. \nThe artists\nDuetto is a project led by Alessandro Londei and Denise Lanzieri\, researchers at Sony CSL – Rome\, with Milena Di Canio leading its cultural and communication dimension; it is mentored by Vittorio Loreto\, Director at Sony CSL – Rome. URL:https://thegate-festival.com/event/merz-akademie-mirror-machine-by-sofija-cvetkovic-and-leni-aigner/ LOCATION:HLRS – Stuttgart\, Germany CATEGORIES:Festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260518 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260523 DTSTAMP:20260524T213541 CREATED:20260506T214447Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260507T172035Z UID:24361-1779062400-1779494399@thegate-festival.com SUMMARY:AFRICAN INTELLIGENCE by HADASSA NGAMBA DESCRIPTION:DUETTO AT theGATE FESTIVAL 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Developed at SONY Computer Science Lab Rome. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Format \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Interactive installation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Date \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 18. – 21.05.2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Location \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n HLRS | Stuttgart \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n by ALESSANDRO LONDEI & DENISE LANZIERIThe project\nAs part of theGATE Festival 2026\, Duetto\, a research project by Sony CSL – Rome\, will be presented as an exploration of the relationship between artificial intelligence and human movement. The project resonates strongly with the context of theGATE\, a festival dedicated to the convergence of science\, technology\, arts and society\, and to the new forms of cultural experimentation emerging at their intersections. \nDuetto approaches the body as a form of language. In this perspective\, postures become elementary units\, while movement unfolds as a complex and expressive sequence\, much like meaning emerging through words and sentences. But the project does more than describe motion: it seeks to recognize relations\, possibilities and transformations within gesture\, opening a space in which AI can not only interpret movement\, but also respond to it in creative ways. \nDance provides the ideal ground for this exploration. It is a field in which technique\, intention\, memory\, listening\, variation and invention coexist in constant tension\, making visible the richness and complexity of embodied expression. In this context\, Duetto does not imagine artificial intelligence as a passive tool\, nor as a system meant to replace performers or choreographers. Instead\, it proposes AI as a creative interlocutor: a responsive presence capable of engaging in a real-time exchange with the moving body and suggesting new possibilities in return. \nAt the heart of Duetto lies a genuinely human-in-the-loop vision. The human performer does not simply initiate the process but continuously shapes and redirects what the system understands and proposes. In this sense\, the project opens a wider reflection on creativity itself\, asking how AI might expand human expressive capacity rather than substitute it. What emerges is not a model of replacement\, but one of dialogue: a way of thinking about intelligence\, invention and embodiment as shared\, dynamic processes. \nFor its presentation at theGATE Festival\, Duetto will also be accompanied by an interactive installation inviting the public to engage directly with a dancing AI. Visitors will not only observe the project\, but enter a live encounter with it\, experiencing movement as a space of exchange between human presence and machine interpretation. \nIn this way\, Duetto speaks directly to the spirit of the festival. By bringing together artistic research\, scientific inquiry and technological experimentation\, it offers an example of how collaborations across disciplines can generate new questions\, new forms\, and new ways of imagining the relationship between humans and intelligent systems. As theGATE Festival continues to explore future boundaries\, Duetto contributes to this reflection by approaching the body not as something to be reduced to data\, but as a living source of knowledge\, creativity and transformation. \nThe artists\nDuetto is a project led by Alessandro Londei and Denise Lanzieri\, researchers at Sony CSL – Rome\, with Milena Di Canio leading its cultural and communication dimension; it is mentored by Vittorio Loreto\, Director at Sony CSL – Rome. URL:https://thegate-festival.com/event/african-intelligence-by-hadassa-ngamba/ LOCATION:HLRS – Stuttgart\, Germany CATEGORIES:Festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260518 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260523 DTSTAMP:20260524T213541 CREATED:20260506T214204Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260513T143241Z UID:24356-1779062400-1779494399@thegate-festival.com SUMMARY:THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A FISH by CAROLYN KIRSCHNER DESCRIPTION:DUETTO AT theGATE FESTIVAL 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Developed at SONY Computer Science Lab Rome. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Format \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Interactive installation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Date \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 18. – 21.05.2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Location \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n HLRS | Stuttgart \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n by ALESSANDRO LONDEI & DENISE LANZIERIThe project\nAs part of theGATE Festival 2026\, Duetto\, a research project by Sony CSL – Rome\, will be presented as an exploration of the relationship between artificial intelligence and human movement. The project resonates strongly with the context of theGATE\, a festival dedicated to the convergence of science\, technology\, arts and society\, and to the new forms of cultural experimentation emerging at their intersections. \nDuetto approaches the body as a form of language. In this perspective\, postures become elementary units\, while movement unfolds as a complex and expressive sequence\, much like meaning emerging through words and sentences. But the project does more than describe motion: it seeks to recognize relations\, possibilities and transformations within gesture\, opening a space in which AI can not only interpret movement\, but also respond to it in creative ways. \nDance provides the ideal ground for this exploration. It is a field in which technique\, intention\, memory\, listening\, variation and invention coexist in constant tension\, making visible the richness and complexity of embodied expression. In this context\, Duetto does not imagine artificial intelligence as a passive tool\, nor as a system meant to replace performers or choreographers. Instead\, it proposes AI as a creative interlocutor: a responsive presence capable of engaging in a real-time exchange with the moving body and suggesting new possibilities in return. \nAt the heart of Duetto lies a genuinely human-in-the-loop vision. The human performer does not simply initiate the process but continuously shapes and redirects what the system understands and proposes. In this sense\, the project opens a wider reflection on creativity itself\, asking how AI might expand human expressive capacity rather than substitute it. What emerges is not a model of replacement\, but one of dialogue: a way of thinking about intelligence\, invention and embodiment as shared\, dynamic processes. \nFor its presentation at theGATE Festival\, Duetto will also be accompanied by an interactive installation inviting the public to engage directly with a dancing AI. Visitors will not only observe the project\, but enter a live encounter with it\, experiencing movement as a space of exchange between human presence and machine interpretation. \nIn this way\, Duetto speaks directly to the spirit of the festival. By bringing together artistic research\, scientific inquiry and technological experimentation\, it offers an example of how collaborations across disciplines can generate new questions\, new forms\, and new ways of imagining the relationship between humans and intelligent systems. As theGATE Festival continues to explore future boundaries\, Duetto contributes to this reflection by approaching the body not as something to be reduced to data\, but as a living source of knowledge\, creativity and transformation. \nThe artists\nDuetto is a project led by Alessandro Londei and Denise Lanzieri\, researchers at Sony CSL – Rome\, with Milena Di Canio leading its cultural and communication dimension; it is mentored by Vittorio Loreto\, Director at Sony CSL – Rome. URL:https://thegate-festival.com/event/there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-fish-by-carolyn-kirschner/ LOCATION:HLRS – Stuttgart\, Germany CATEGORIES:Festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260518 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260523 DTSTAMP:20260524T213541 CREATED:20260506T213824Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260513T143156Z UID:24352-1779062400-1779494399@thegate-festival.com SUMMARY:THE PERFECT PERFECT DIRTY by JOHANNA BRUCKNER DESCRIPTION:DUETTO AT theGATE FESTIVAL 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Developed at SONY Computer Science Lab Rome. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Format \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Interactive installation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Date \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 18. – 21.05.2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Location \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n HLRS | Stuttgart \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n by ALESSANDRO LONDEI & DENISE LANZIERIThe project\nAs part of theGATE Festival 2026\, Duetto\, a research project by Sony CSL – Rome\, will be presented as an exploration of the relationship between artificial intelligence and human movement. The project resonates strongly with the context of theGATE\, a festival dedicated to the convergence of science\, technology\, arts and society\, and to the new forms of cultural experimentation emerging at their intersections. \nDuetto approaches the body as a form of language. In this perspective\, postures become elementary units\, while movement unfolds as a complex and expressive sequence\, much like meaning emerging through words and sentences. But the project does more than describe motion: it seeks to recognize relations\, possibilities and transformations within gesture\, opening a space in which AI can not only interpret movement\, but also respond to it in creative ways. \nDance provides the ideal ground for this exploration. It is a field in which technique\, intention\, memory\, listening\, variation and invention coexist in constant tension\, making visible the richness and complexity of embodied expression. In this context\, Duetto does not imagine artificial intelligence as a passive tool\, nor as a system meant to replace performers or choreographers. Instead\, it proposes AI as a creative interlocutor: a responsive presence capable of engaging in a real-time exchange with the moving body and suggesting new possibilities in return. \nAt the heart of Duetto lies a genuinely human-in-the-loop vision. The human performer does not simply initiate the process but continuously shapes and redirects what the system understands and proposes. In this sense\, the project opens a wider reflection on creativity itself\, asking how AI might expand human expressive capacity rather than substitute it. What emerges is not a model of replacement\, but one of dialogue: a way of thinking about intelligence\, invention and embodiment as shared\, dynamic processes. \nFor its presentation at theGATE Festival\, Duetto will also be accompanied by an interactive installation inviting the public to engage directly with a dancing AI. Visitors will not only observe the project\, but enter a live encounter with it\, experiencing movement as a space of exchange between human presence and machine interpretation. \nIn this way\, Duetto speaks directly to the spirit of the festival. By bringing together artistic research\, scientific inquiry and technological experimentation\, it offers an example of how collaborations across disciplines can generate new questions\, new forms\, and new ways of imagining the relationship between humans and intelligent systems. As theGATE Festival continues to explore future boundaries\, Duetto contributes to this reflection by approaching the body not as something to be reduced to data\, but as a living source of knowledge\, creativity and transformation. \nThe artists\nDuetto is a project led by Alessandro Londei and Denise Lanzieri\, researchers at Sony CSL – Rome\, with Milena Di Canio leading its cultural and communication dimension; it is mentored by Vittorio Loreto\, Director at Sony CSL – Rome. URL:https://thegate-festival.com/event/the-perfect-perfect-dirty-by-johanna-bruckner/ LOCATION:HLRS – Stuttgart\, Germany CATEGORIES:Festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260518 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260523 DTSTAMP:20260524T213541 CREATED:20260506T213458Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260513T143049Z UID:24348-1779062400-1779494399@thegate-festival.com SUMMARY:MERGING VISIONS by MERVE ŞAHIN DESCRIPTION:DUETTO AT theGATE FESTIVAL 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Developed at SONY Computer Science Lab Rome. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Format \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Interactive installation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Date \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 18. – 21.05.2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Location \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n HLRS | Stuttgart \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n by ALESSANDRO LONDEI & DENISE LANZIERIThe project\nAs part of theGATE Festival 2026\, Duetto\, a research project by Sony CSL – Rome\, will be presented as an exploration of the relationship between artificial intelligence and human movement. The project resonates strongly with the context of theGATE\, a festival dedicated to the convergence of science\, technology\, arts and society\, and to the new forms of cultural experimentation emerging at their intersections. \nDuetto approaches the body as a form of language. In this perspective\, postures become elementary units\, while movement unfolds as a complex and expressive sequence\, much like meaning emerging through words and sentences. But the project does more than describe motion: it seeks to recognize relations\, possibilities and transformations within gesture\, opening a space in which AI can not only interpret movement\, but also respond to it in creative ways. \nDance provides the ideal ground for this exploration. It is a field in which technique\, intention\, memory\, listening\, variation and invention coexist in constant tension\, making visible the richness and complexity of embodied expression. In this context\, Duetto does not imagine artificial intelligence as a passive tool\, nor as a system meant to replace performers or choreographers. Instead\, it proposes AI as a creative interlocutor: a responsive presence capable of engaging in a real-time exchange with the moving body and suggesting new possibilities in return. \nAt the heart of Duetto lies a genuinely human-in-the-loop vision. The human performer does not simply initiate the process but continuously shapes and redirects what the system understands and proposes. In this sense\, the project opens a wider reflection on creativity itself\, asking how AI might expand human expressive capacity rather than substitute it. What emerges is not a model of replacement\, but one of dialogue: a way of thinking about intelligence\, invention and embodiment as shared\, dynamic processes. \nFor its presentation at theGATE Festival\, Duetto will also be accompanied by an interactive installation inviting the public to engage directly with a dancing AI. Visitors will not only observe the project\, but enter a live encounter with it\, experiencing movement as a space of exchange between human presence and machine interpretation. \nIn this way\, Duetto speaks directly to the spirit of the festival. By bringing together artistic research\, scientific inquiry and technological experimentation\, it offers an example of how collaborations across disciplines can generate new questions\, new forms\, and new ways of imagining the relationship between humans and intelligent systems. As theGATE Festival continues to explore future boundaries\, Duetto contributes to this reflection by approaching the body not as something to be reduced to data\, but as a living source of knowledge\, creativity and transformation. \nThe artists\nDuetto is a project led by Alessandro Londei and Denise Lanzieri\, researchers at Sony CSL – Rome\, with Milena Di Canio leading its cultural and communication dimension; it is mentored by Vittorio Loreto\, Director at Sony CSL – Rome. URL:https://thegate-festival.com/event/merging-visions-by-merve-sahin/ LOCATION:HLRS – Stuttgart\, Germany CATEGORIES:Festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260518 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260523 DTSTAMP:20260524T213541 CREATED:20260506T213144Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260513T141742Z UID:24343-1779062400-1779494399@thegate-festival.com SUMMARY:HPC DATA SYMPHONIES by DR. KIRELL BENZI DESCRIPTION:DUETTO AT theGATE FESTIVAL 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Developed at SONY Computer Science Lab Rome. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Format \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Interactive installation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Date \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 18. – 21.05.2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Location \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n HLRS | Stuttgart \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n by ALESSANDRO LONDEI & DENISE LANZIERIThe project\nAs part of theGATE Festival 2026\, Duetto\, a research project by Sony CSL – Rome\, will be presented as an exploration of the relationship between artificial intelligence and human movement. The project resonates strongly with the context of theGATE\, a festival dedicated to the convergence of science\, technology\, arts and society\, and to the new forms of cultural experimentation emerging at their intersections. \nDuetto approaches the body as a form of language. In this perspective\, postures become elementary units\, while movement unfolds as a complex and expressive sequence\, much like meaning emerging through words and sentences. But the project does more than describe motion: it seeks to recognize relations\, possibilities and transformations within gesture\, opening a space in which AI can not only interpret movement\, but also respond to it in creative ways. \nDance provides the ideal ground for this exploration. It is a field in which technique\, intention\, memory\, listening\, variation and invention coexist in constant tension\, making visible the richness and complexity of embodied expression. In this context\, Duetto does not imagine artificial intelligence as a passive tool\, nor as a system meant to replace performers or choreographers. Instead\, it proposes AI as a creative interlocutor: a responsive presence capable of engaging in a real-time exchange with the moving body and suggesting new possibilities in return. \nAt the heart of Duetto lies a genuinely human-in-the-loop vision. The human performer does not simply initiate the process but continuously shapes and redirects what the system understands and proposes. In this sense\, the project opens a wider reflection on creativity itself\, asking how AI might expand human expressive capacity rather than substitute it. What emerges is not a model of replacement\, but one of dialogue: a way of thinking about intelligence\, invention and embodiment as shared\, dynamic processes. \nFor its presentation at theGATE Festival\, Duetto will also be accompanied by an interactive installation inviting the public to engage directly with a dancing AI. Visitors will not only observe the project\, but enter a live encounter with it\, experiencing movement as a space of exchange between human presence and machine interpretation. \nIn this way\, Duetto speaks directly to the spirit of the festival. By bringing together artistic research\, scientific inquiry and technological experimentation\, it offers an example of how collaborations across disciplines can generate new questions\, new forms\, and new ways of imagining the relationship between humans and intelligent systems. As theGATE Festival continues to explore future boundaries\, Duetto contributes to this reflection by approaching the body not as something to be reduced to data\, but as a living source of knowledge\, creativity and transformation. \nThe artists\nDuetto is a project led by Alessandro Londei and Denise Lanzieri\, researchers at Sony CSL – Rome\, with Milena Di Canio leading its cultural and communication dimension; it is mentored by Vittorio Loreto\, Director at Sony CSL – Rome. URL:https://thegate-festival.com/event/hpc-data-symphonies-by-dr-kirell-benzi/ LOCATION:HLRS – Stuttgart\, Germany CATEGORIES:Festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260518 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260523 DTSTAMP:20260524T213541 CREATED:20260506T212636Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260513T142858Z UID:24340-1779062400-1779494399@thegate-festival.com SUMMARY:LOOPING by OLIVER KRUSE DESCRIPTION:DUETTO AT theGATE FESTIVAL 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Developed at SONY Computer Science Lab Rome. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Format \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Interactive installation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Date \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 18. – 21.05.2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Location \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n HLRS | Stuttgart \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n by ALESSANDRO LONDEI & DENISE LANZIERIThe project\nAs part of theGATE Festival 2026\, Duetto\, a research project by Sony CSL – Rome\, will be presented as an exploration of the relationship between artificial intelligence and human movement. The project resonates strongly with the context of theGATE\, a festival dedicated to the convergence of science\, technology\, arts and society\, and to the new forms of cultural experimentation emerging at their intersections. \nDuetto approaches the body as a form of language. In this perspective\, postures become elementary units\, while movement unfolds as a complex and expressive sequence\, much like meaning emerging through words and sentences. But the project does more than describe motion: it seeks to recognize relations\, possibilities and transformations within gesture\, opening a space in which AI can not only interpret movement\, but also respond to it in creative ways. \nDance provides the ideal ground for this exploration. It is a field in which technique\, intention\, memory\, listening\, variation and invention coexist in constant tension\, making visible the richness and complexity of embodied expression. In this context\, Duetto does not imagine artificial intelligence as a passive tool\, nor as a system meant to replace performers or choreographers. Instead\, it proposes AI as a creative interlocutor: a responsive presence capable of engaging in a real-time exchange with the moving body and suggesting new possibilities in return. \nAt the heart of Duetto lies a genuinely human-in-the-loop vision. The human performer does not simply initiate the process but continuously shapes and redirects what the system understands and proposes. In this sense\, the project opens a wider reflection on creativity itself\, asking how AI might expand human expressive capacity rather than substitute it. What emerges is not a model of replacement\, but one of dialogue: a way of thinking about intelligence\, invention and embodiment as shared\, dynamic processes. \nFor its presentation at theGATE Festival\, Duetto will also be accompanied by an interactive installation inviting the public to engage directly with a dancing AI. Visitors will not only observe the project\, but enter a live encounter with it\, experiencing movement as a space of exchange between human presence and machine interpretation. \nIn this way\, Duetto speaks directly to the spirit of the festival. By bringing together artistic research\, scientific inquiry and technological experimentation\, it offers an example of how collaborations across disciplines can generate new questions\, new forms\, and new ways of imagining the relationship between humans and intelligent systems. As theGATE Festival continues to explore future boundaries\, Duetto contributes to this reflection by approaching the body not as something to be reduced to data\, but as a living source of knowledge\, creativity and transformation. \nThe artists\nDuetto is a project led by Alessandro Londei and Denise Lanzieri\, researchers at Sony CSL – Rome\, with Milena Di Canio leading its cultural and communication dimension; it is mentored by Vittorio Loreto\, Director at Sony CSL – Rome. URL:https://thegate-festival.com/event/looping-by-oliver-kruse/ LOCATION:HLRS – Stuttgart\, Germany CATEGORIES:Festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260518 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260523 DTSTAMP:20260524T213541 CREATED:20260506T212122Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260513T142932Z UID:24337-1779062400-1779494399@thegate-festival.com SUMMARY:VR-TERROIR by BERNAT CUNÍ DESCRIPTION:DUETTO AT theGATE FESTIVAL 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Developed at SONY Computer Science Lab Rome. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Format \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Interactive installation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Date \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 18. – 21.05.2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Location \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n HLRS | Stuttgart \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n by ALESSANDRO LONDEI & DENISE LANZIERIThe project\nAs part of theGATE Festival 2026\, Duetto\, a research project by Sony CSL – Rome\, will be presented as an exploration of the relationship between artificial intelligence and human movement. The project resonates strongly with the context of theGATE\, a festival dedicated to the convergence of science\, technology\, arts and society\, and to the new forms of cultural experimentation emerging at their intersections. \nDuetto approaches the body as a form of language. In this perspective\, postures become elementary units\, while movement unfolds as a complex and expressive sequence\, much like meaning emerging through words and sentences. But the project does more than describe motion: it seeks to recognize relations\, possibilities and transformations within gesture\, opening a space in which AI can not only interpret movement\, but also respond to it in creative ways. \nDance provides the ideal ground for this exploration. It is a field in which technique\, intention\, memory\, listening\, variation and invention coexist in constant tension\, making visible the richness and complexity of embodied expression. In this context\, Duetto does not imagine artificial intelligence as a passive tool\, nor as a system meant to replace performers or choreographers. Instead\, it proposes AI as a creative interlocutor: a responsive presence capable of engaging in a real-time exchange with the moving body and suggesting new possibilities in return. \nAt the heart of Duetto lies a genuinely human-in-the-loop vision. The human performer does not simply initiate the process but continuously shapes and redirects what the system understands and proposes. In this sense\, the project opens a wider reflection on creativity itself\, asking how AI might expand human expressive capacity rather than substitute it. What emerges is not a model of replacement\, but one of dialogue: a way of thinking about intelligence\, invention and embodiment as shared\, dynamic processes. \nFor its presentation at theGATE Festival\, Duetto will also be accompanied by an interactive installation inviting the public to engage directly with a dancing AI. Visitors will not only observe the project\, but enter a live encounter with it\, experiencing movement as a space of exchange between human presence and machine interpretation. \nIn this way\, Duetto speaks directly to the spirit of the festival. By bringing together artistic research\, scientific inquiry and technological experimentation\, it offers an example of how collaborations across disciplines can generate new questions\, new forms\, and new ways of imagining the relationship between humans and intelligent systems. As theGATE Festival continues to explore future boundaries\, Duetto contributes to this reflection by approaching the body not as something to be reduced to data\, but as a living source of knowledge\, creativity and transformation. \nThe artists\nDuetto is a project led by Alessandro Londei and Denise Lanzieri\, researchers at Sony CSL – Rome\, with Milena Di Canio leading its cultural and communication dimension; it is mentored by Vittorio Loreto\, Director at Sony CSL – Rome. URL:https://thegate-festival.com/event/vr-terroir-by-bernat-cuni/ LOCATION:HLRS – Stuttgart\, Germany CATEGORIES:Festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260518 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260523 DTSTAMP:20260524T213541 CREATED:20251126T123605Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260516T081801Z UID:23771-1779062400-1779494399@thegate-festival.com SUMMARY:theGATE Festival 2026 DESCRIPTION:DUETTO AT theGATE FESTIVAL 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Developed at SONY Computer Science Lab Rome. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Format \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Interactive installation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Date \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 18. – 21.05.2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Location \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n HLRS | Stuttgart \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n by ALESSANDRO LONDEI & DENISE LANZIERIThe project\nAs part of theGATE Festival 2026\, Duetto\, a research project by Sony CSL – Rome\, will be presented as an exploration of the relationship between artificial intelligence and human movement. The project resonates strongly with the context of theGATE\, a festival dedicated to the convergence of science\, technology\, arts and society\, and to the new forms of cultural experimentation emerging at their intersections. \nDuetto approaches the body as a form of language. In this perspective\, postures become elementary units\, while movement unfolds as a complex and expressive sequence\, much like meaning emerging through words and sentences. But the project does more than describe motion: it seeks to recognize relations\, possibilities and transformations within gesture\, opening a space in which AI can not only interpret movement\, but also respond to it in creative ways. \nDance provides the ideal ground for this exploration. It is a field in which technique\, intention\, memory\, listening\, variation and invention coexist in constant tension\, making visible the richness and complexity of embodied expression. In this context\, Duetto does not imagine artificial intelligence as a passive tool\, nor as a system meant to replace performers or choreographers. Instead\, it proposes AI as a creative interlocutor: a responsive presence capable of engaging in a real-time exchange with the moving body and suggesting new possibilities in return. \nAt the heart of Duetto lies a genuinely human-in-the-loop vision. The human performer does not simply initiate the process but continuously shapes and redirects what the system understands and proposes. In this sense\, the project opens a wider reflection on creativity itself\, asking how AI might expand human expressive capacity rather than substitute it. What emerges is not a model of replacement\, but one of dialogue: a way of thinking about intelligence\, invention and embodiment as shared\, dynamic processes. \nFor its presentation at theGATE Festival\, Duetto will also be accompanied by an interactive installation inviting the public to engage directly with a dancing AI. Visitors will not only observe the project\, but enter a live encounter with it\, experiencing movement as a space of exchange between human presence and machine interpretation. \nIn this way\, Duetto speaks directly to the spirit of the festival. By bringing together artistic research\, scientific inquiry and technological experimentation\, it offers an example of how collaborations across disciplines can generate new questions\, new forms\, and new ways of imagining the relationship between humans and intelligent systems. As theGATE Festival continues to explore future boundaries\, Duetto contributes to this reflection by approaching the body not as something to be reduced to data\, but as a living source of knowledge\, creativity and transformation. \nThe artists\nDuetto is a project led by Alessandro Londei and Denise Lanzieri\, researchers at Sony CSL – Rome\, with Milena Di Canio leading its cultural and communication dimension; it is mentored by Vittorio Loreto\, Director at Sony CSL – Rome. URL:https://thegate-festival.com/event/thegate-festival-2026/ LOCATION:HLRS – Stuttgart\, Germany CATEGORIES:Festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260518 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260523 DTSTAMP:20260524T213541 CREATED:20251126T104134Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260515T183803Z UID:23684-1779062400-1779494399@thegate-festival.com SUMMARY:eCulture Convention DESCRIPTION:DUETTO AT theGATE FESTIVAL 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Developed at SONY Computer Science Lab Rome. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Format \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Interactive installation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Date \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 18. – 21.05.2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Location \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n HLRS | Stuttgart \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n by ALESSANDRO LONDEI & DENISE LANZIERIThe project\nAs part of theGATE Festival 2026\, Duetto\, a research project by Sony CSL – Rome\, will be presented as an exploration of the relationship between artificial intelligence and human movement. The project resonates strongly with the context of theGATE\, a festival dedicated to the convergence of science\, technology\, arts and society\, and to the new forms of cultural experimentation emerging at their intersections. \nDuetto approaches the body as a form of language. In this perspective\, postures become elementary units\, while movement unfolds as a complex and expressive sequence\, much like meaning emerging through words and sentences. But the project does more than describe motion: it seeks to recognize relations\, possibilities and transformations within gesture\, opening a space in which AI can not only interpret movement\, but also respond to it in creative ways. \nDance provides the ideal ground for this exploration. It is a field in which technique\, intention\, memory\, listening\, variation and invention coexist in constant tension\, making visible the richness and complexity of embodied expression. In this context\, Duetto does not imagine artificial intelligence as a passive tool\, nor as a system meant to replace performers or choreographers. Instead\, it proposes AI as a creative interlocutor: a responsive presence capable of engaging in a real-time exchange with the moving body and suggesting new possibilities in return. \nAt the heart of Duetto lies a genuinely human-in-the-loop vision. The human performer does not simply initiate the process but continuously shapes and redirects what the system understands and proposes. In this sense\, the project opens a wider reflection on creativity itself\, asking how AI might expand human expressive capacity rather than substitute it. What emerges is not a model of replacement\, but one of dialogue: a way of thinking about intelligence\, invention and embodiment as shared\, dynamic processes. \nFor its presentation at theGATE Festival\, Duetto will also be accompanied by an interactive installation inviting the public to engage directly with a dancing AI. Visitors will not only observe the project\, but enter a live encounter with it\, experiencing movement as a space of exchange between human presence and machine interpretation. \nIn this way\, Duetto speaks directly to the spirit of the festival. By bringing together artistic research\, scientific inquiry and technological experimentation\, it offers an example of how collaborations across disciplines can generate new questions\, new forms\, and new ways of imagining the relationship between humans and intelligent systems. As theGATE Festival continues to explore future boundaries\, Duetto contributes to this reflection by approaching the body not as something to be reduced to data\, but as a living source of knowledge\, creativity and transformation. \nThe artists\nDuetto is a project led by Alessandro Londei and Denise Lanzieri\, researchers at Sony CSL – Rome\, with Milena Di Canio leading its cultural and communication dimension; it is mentored by Vittorio Loreto\, Director at Sony CSL – Rome. URL:https://thegate-festival.com/event/eculture-convention/ LOCATION:HLRS – Stuttgart\, Germany CATEGORIES:Convention END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241028 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241030 DTSTAMP:20260524T213541 CREATED:20240909T215209Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241024T063134Z UID:22016-1730073600-1730246399@thegate-festival.com SUMMARY:THE GATE PRO DESCRIPTION:DUETTO AT theGATE FESTIVAL 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Developed at SONY Computer Science Lab Rome. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Format \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Interactive installation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Date \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 18. – 21.05.2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Location \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n HLRS | Stuttgart \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n by ALESSANDRO LONDEI & DENISE LANZIERIThe project\nAs part of theGATE Festival 2026\, Duetto\, a research project by Sony CSL – Rome\, will be presented as an exploration of the relationship between artificial intelligence and human movement. The project resonates strongly with the context of theGATE\, a festival dedicated to the convergence of science\, technology\, arts and society\, and to the new forms of cultural experimentation emerging at their intersections. \nDuetto approaches the body as a form of language. In this perspective\, postures become elementary units\, while movement unfolds as a complex and expressive sequence\, much like meaning emerging through words and sentences. But the project does more than describe motion: it seeks to recognize relations\, possibilities and transformations within gesture\, opening a space in which AI can not only interpret movement\, but also respond to it in creative ways. \nDance provides the ideal ground for this exploration. It is a field in which technique\, intention\, memory\, listening\, variation and invention coexist in constant tension\, making visible the richness and complexity of embodied expression. In this context\, Duetto does not imagine artificial intelligence as a passive tool\, nor as a system meant to replace performers or choreographers. Instead\, it proposes AI as a creative interlocutor: a responsive presence capable of engaging in a real-time exchange with the moving body and suggesting new possibilities in return. \nAt the heart of Duetto lies a genuinely human-in-the-loop vision. The human performer does not simply initiate the process but continuously shapes and redirects what the system understands and proposes. In this sense\, the project opens a wider reflection on creativity itself\, asking how AI might expand human expressive capacity rather than substitute it. What emerges is not a model of replacement\, but one of dialogue: a way of thinking about intelligence\, invention and embodiment as shared\, dynamic processes. \nFor its presentation at theGATE Festival\, Duetto will also be accompanied by an interactive installation inviting the public to engage directly with a dancing AI. Visitors will not only observe the project\, but enter a live encounter with it\, experiencing movement as a space of exchange between human presence and machine interpretation. \nIn this way\, Duetto speaks directly to the spirit of the festival. By bringing together artistic research\, scientific inquiry and technological experimentation\, it offers an example of how collaborations across disciplines can generate new questions\, new forms\, and new ways of imagining the relationship between humans and intelligent systems. As theGATE Festival continues to explore future boundaries\, Duetto contributes to this reflection by approaching the body not as something to be reduced to data\, but as a living source of knowledge\, creativity and transformation. \nThe artists\nDuetto is a project led by Alessandro Londei and Denise Lanzieri\, researchers at Sony CSL – Rome\, with Milena Di Canio leading its cultural and communication dimension; it is mentored by Vittorio Loreto\, Director at Sony CSL – Rome. URL:https://thegate-festival.com/event/the-gate-pro/ LOCATION:Fundación Épica La Fura dels Baus CATEGORIES:Exposition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://thegate-festival.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/the-gate-pro-photo-event-01.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241026 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241028 DTSTAMP:20260524T213541 CREATED:20240909T212853Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241001T175220Z UID:22007-1729900800-1730073599@thegate-festival.com SUMMARY:AIR S+T+ARTS FESTIVAL DESCRIPTION:DUETTO AT theGATE FESTIVAL 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Developed at SONY Computer Science Lab Rome. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Format \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Interactive installation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Date \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 18. – 21.05.2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Location \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n HLRS | Stuttgart \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n by ALESSANDRO LONDEI & DENISE LANZIERIThe project\nAs part of theGATE Festival 2026\, Duetto\, a research project by Sony CSL – Rome\, will be presented as an exploration of the relationship between artificial intelligence and human movement. The project resonates strongly with the context of theGATE\, a festival dedicated to the convergence of science\, technology\, arts and society\, and to the new forms of cultural experimentation emerging at their intersections. \nDuetto approaches the body as a form of language. In this perspective\, postures become elementary units\, while movement unfolds as a complex and expressive sequence\, much like meaning emerging through words and sentences. But the project does more than describe motion: it seeks to recognize relations\, possibilities and transformations within gesture\, opening a space in which AI can not only interpret movement\, but also respond to it in creative ways. \nDance provides the ideal ground for this exploration. It is a field in which technique\, intention\, memory\, listening\, variation and invention coexist in constant tension\, making visible the richness and complexity of embodied expression. In this context\, Duetto does not imagine artificial intelligence as a passive tool\, nor as a system meant to replace performers or choreographers. Instead\, it proposes AI as a creative interlocutor: a responsive presence capable of engaging in a real-time exchange with the moving body and suggesting new possibilities in return. \nAt the heart of Duetto lies a genuinely human-in-the-loop vision. The human performer does not simply initiate the process but continuously shapes and redirects what the system understands and proposes. In this sense\, the project opens a wider reflection on creativity itself\, asking how AI might expand human expressive capacity rather than substitute it. What emerges is not a model of replacement\, but one of dialogue: a way of thinking about intelligence\, invention and embodiment as shared\, dynamic processes. \nFor its presentation at theGATE Festival\, Duetto will also be accompanied by an interactive installation inviting the public to engage directly with a dancing AI. Visitors will not only observe the project\, but enter a live encounter with it\, experiencing movement as a space of exchange between human presence and machine interpretation. \nIn this way\, Duetto speaks directly to the spirit of the festival. By bringing together artistic research\, scientific inquiry and technological experimentation\, it offers an example of how collaborations across disciplines can generate new questions\, new forms\, and new ways of imagining the relationship between humans and intelligent systems. As theGATE Festival continues to explore future boundaries\, Duetto contributes to this reflection by approaching the body not as something to be reduced to data\, but as a living source of knowledge\, creativity and transformation. \nThe artists\nDuetto is a project led by Alessandro Londei and Denise Lanzieri\, researchers at Sony CSL – Rome\, with Milena Di Canio leading its cultural and communication dimension; it is mentored by Vittorio Loreto\, Director at Sony CSL – Rome. URL:https://thegate-festival.com/event/air-starts-festival/ LOCATION:Fundación Épica La Fura dels Baus CATEGORIES:Exposition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://thegate-festival.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/AIR-photo-event-01.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241014 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241015 DTSTAMP:20260524T213541 CREATED:20241003T194142Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241004T193233Z UID:23318-1728864000-1728950399@thegate-festival.com SUMMARY:QUANTUM ART AND UNCERTAINTY DESCRIPTION:DUETTO AT theGATE FESTIVAL 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Developed at SONY Computer Science Lab Rome. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Format \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Interactive installation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Date \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 18. – 21.05.2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Location \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n HLRS | Stuttgart \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n by ALESSANDRO LONDEI & DENISE LANZIERIThe project\nAs part of theGATE Festival 2026\, Duetto\, a research project by Sony CSL – Rome\, will be presented as an exploration of the relationship between artificial intelligence and human movement. The project resonates strongly with the context of theGATE\, a festival dedicated to the convergence of science\, technology\, arts and society\, and to the new forms of cultural experimentation emerging at their intersections. \nDuetto approaches the body as a form of language. In this perspective\, postures become elementary units\, while movement unfolds as a complex and expressive sequence\, much like meaning emerging through words and sentences. But the project does more than describe motion: it seeks to recognize relations\, possibilities and transformations within gesture\, opening a space in which AI can not only interpret movement\, but also respond to it in creative ways. \nDance provides the ideal ground for this exploration. It is a field in which technique\, intention\, memory\, listening\, variation and invention coexist in constant tension\, making visible the richness and complexity of embodied expression. In this context\, Duetto does not imagine artificial intelligence as a passive tool\, nor as a system meant to replace performers or choreographers. Instead\, it proposes AI as a creative interlocutor: a responsive presence capable of engaging in a real-time exchange with the moving body and suggesting new possibilities in return. \nAt the heart of Duetto lies a genuinely human-in-the-loop vision. The human performer does not simply initiate the process but continuously shapes and redirects what the system understands and proposes. In this sense\, the project opens a wider reflection on creativity itself\, asking how AI might expand human expressive capacity rather than substitute it. What emerges is not a model of replacement\, but one of dialogue: a way of thinking about intelligence\, invention and embodiment as shared\, dynamic processes. \nFor its presentation at theGATE Festival\, Duetto will also be accompanied by an interactive installation inviting the public to engage directly with a dancing AI. Visitors will not only observe the project\, but enter a live encounter with it\, experiencing movement as a space of exchange between human presence and machine interpretation. \nIn this way\, Duetto speaks directly to the spirit of the festival. By bringing together artistic research\, scientific inquiry and technological experimentation\, it offers an example of how collaborations across disciplines can generate new questions\, new forms\, and new ways of imagining the relationship between humans and intelligent systems. As theGATE Festival continues to explore future boundaries\, Duetto contributes to this reflection by approaching the body not as something to be reduced to data\, but as a living source of knowledge\, creativity and transformation. \nThe artists\nDuetto is a project led by Alessandro Londei and Denise Lanzieri\, researchers at Sony CSL – Rome\, with Milena Di Canio leading its cultural and communication dimension; it is mentored by Vittorio Loreto\, Director at Sony CSL – Rome. URL:https://thegate-festival.com/event/quantum-art-and-uncertainty/ LOCATION:Fundación Épica La Fura dels Baus CATEGORIES:Exposition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://thegate-festival.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/side-event-quantum-art-paul-thomas-Horizon-Europe.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241008 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241009 DTSTAMP:20260524T213541 CREATED:20241001T180558Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241002T155352Z UID:23298-1728345600-1728431999@thegate-festival.com SUMMARY:GUIDED TOUR BY JOHN PALMESINO​ DESCRIPTION:DUETTO AT theGATE FESTIVAL 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Developed at SONY Computer Science Lab Rome. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Format \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Interactive installation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Date \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 18. – 21.05.2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Location \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n HLRS | Stuttgart \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n by ALESSANDRO LONDEI & DENISE LANZIERIThe project\nAs part of theGATE Festival 2026\, Duetto\, a research project by Sony CSL – Rome\, will be presented as an exploration of the relationship between artificial intelligence and human movement. The project resonates strongly with the context of theGATE\, a festival dedicated to the convergence of science\, technology\, arts and society\, and to the new forms of cultural experimentation emerging at their intersections. \nDuetto approaches the body as a form of language. In this perspective\, postures become elementary units\, while movement unfolds as a complex and expressive sequence\, much like meaning emerging through words and sentences. But the project does more than describe motion: it seeks to recognize relations\, possibilities and transformations within gesture\, opening a space in which AI can not only interpret movement\, but also respond to it in creative ways. \nDance provides the ideal ground for this exploration. It is a field in which technique\, intention\, memory\, listening\, variation and invention coexist in constant tension\, making visible the richness and complexity of embodied expression. In this context\, Duetto does not imagine artificial intelligence as a passive tool\, nor as a system meant to replace performers or choreographers. Instead\, it proposes AI as a creative interlocutor: a responsive presence capable of engaging in a real-time exchange with the moving body and suggesting new possibilities in return. \nAt the heart of Duetto lies a genuinely human-in-the-loop vision. The human performer does not simply initiate the process but continuously shapes and redirects what the system understands and proposes. In this sense\, the project opens a wider reflection on creativity itself\, asking how AI might expand human expressive capacity rather than substitute it. What emerges is not a model of replacement\, but one of dialogue: a way of thinking about intelligence\, invention and embodiment as shared\, dynamic processes. \nFor its presentation at theGATE Festival\, Duetto will also be accompanied by an interactive installation inviting the public to engage directly with a dancing AI. Visitors will not only observe the project\, but enter a live encounter with it\, experiencing movement as a space of exchange between human presence and machine interpretation. \nIn this way\, Duetto speaks directly to the spirit of the festival. By bringing together artistic research\, scientific inquiry and technological experimentation\, it offers an example of how collaborations across disciplines can generate new questions\, new forms\, and new ways of imagining the relationship between humans and intelligent systems. As theGATE Festival continues to explore future boundaries\, Duetto contributes to this reflection by approaching the body not as something to be reduced to data\, but as a living source of knowledge\, creativity and transformation. \nThe artists\nDuetto is a project led by Alessandro Londei and Denise Lanzieri\, researchers at Sony CSL – Rome\, with Milena Di Canio leading its cultural and communication dimension; it is mentored by Vittorio Loreto\, Director at Sony CSL – Rome. URL:https://thegate-festival.com/event/oceans-in-transformation-guided-tour-by-john-palmesino/ LOCATION:Fundación Épica La Fura dels Baus CATEGORIES:Exposition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://thegate-festival.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/side-event-guided-tour-john-palmesino.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241002 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241003 DTSTAMP:20260524T213541 CREATED:20240910T170406Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241001T181908Z UID:22369-1727827200-1727913599@thegate-festival.com SUMMARY:INFODAY EIT / CREATIVE EUROPE / HORIZON EUROPE DESCRIPTION:DUETTO AT theGATE FESTIVAL 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Developed at SONY Computer Science Lab Rome. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Format \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Interactive installation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Date \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 18. – 21.05.2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Location \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n HLRS | Stuttgart \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n by ALESSANDRO LONDEI & DENISE LANZIERIThe project\nAs part of theGATE Festival 2026\, Duetto\, a research project by Sony CSL – Rome\, will be presented as an exploration of the relationship between artificial intelligence and human movement. The project resonates strongly with the context of theGATE\, a festival dedicated to the convergence of science\, technology\, arts and society\, and to the new forms of cultural experimentation emerging at their intersections. \nDuetto approaches the body as a form of language. In this perspective\, postures become elementary units\, while movement unfolds as a complex and expressive sequence\, much like meaning emerging through words and sentences. But the project does more than describe motion: it seeks to recognize relations\, possibilities and transformations within gesture\, opening a space in which AI can not only interpret movement\, but also respond to it in creative ways. \nDance provides the ideal ground for this exploration. It is a field in which technique\, intention\, memory\, listening\, variation and invention coexist in constant tension\, making visible the richness and complexity of embodied expression. In this context\, Duetto does not imagine artificial intelligence as a passive tool\, nor as a system meant to replace performers or choreographers. Instead\, it proposes AI as a creative interlocutor: a responsive presence capable of engaging in a real-time exchange with the moving body and suggesting new possibilities in return. \nAt the heart of Duetto lies a genuinely human-in-the-loop vision. The human performer does not simply initiate the process but continuously shapes and redirects what the system understands and proposes. In this sense\, the project opens a wider reflection on creativity itself\, asking how AI might expand human expressive capacity rather than substitute it. What emerges is not a model of replacement\, but one of dialogue: a way of thinking about intelligence\, invention and embodiment as shared\, dynamic processes. \nFor its presentation at theGATE Festival\, Duetto will also be accompanied by an interactive installation inviting the public to engage directly with a dancing AI. Visitors will not only observe the project\, but enter a live encounter with it\, experiencing movement as a space of exchange between human presence and machine interpretation. \nIn this way\, Duetto speaks directly to the spirit of the festival. By bringing together artistic research\, scientific inquiry and technological experimentation\, it offers an example of how collaborations across disciplines can generate new questions\, new forms\, and new ways of imagining the relationship between humans and intelligent systems. As theGATE Festival continues to explore future boundaries\, Duetto contributes to this reflection by approaching the body not as something to be reduced to data\, but as a living source of knowledge\, creativity and transformation. \nThe artists\nDuetto is a project led by Alessandro Londei and Denise Lanzieri\, researchers at Sony CSL – Rome\, with Milena Di Canio leading its cultural and communication dimension; it is mentored by Vittorio Loreto\, Director at Sony CSL – Rome. URL:https://thegate-festival.com/event/infoday-day-creative-europe/ LOCATION:Fundación Épica La Fura dels Baus CATEGORIES:Exposition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://thegate-festival.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/side-event-infoday-EIT-Creative-Europe-Horizon-Europe.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240927 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240929 DTSTAMP:20260524T213541 CREATED:20240909T210614Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240923T175118Z UID:21997-1727395200-1727567999@thegate-festival.com SUMMARY:EUROPEAN PERFORMING SCIENCE NIGHT DESCRIPTION:DUETTO AT theGATE FESTIVAL 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Developed at SONY Computer Science Lab Rome. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Format \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Interactive installation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Date \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 18. – 21.05.2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Location \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n HLRS | Stuttgart \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n by ALESSANDRO LONDEI & DENISE LANZIERIThe project\nAs part of theGATE Festival 2026\, Duetto\, a research project by Sony CSL – Rome\, will be presented as an exploration of the relationship between artificial intelligence and human movement. The project resonates strongly with the context of theGATE\, a festival dedicated to the convergence of science\, technology\, arts and society\, and to the new forms of cultural experimentation emerging at their intersections. \nDuetto approaches the body as a form of language. In this perspective\, postures become elementary units\, while movement unfolds as a complex and expressive sequence\, much like meaning emerging through words and sentences. But the project does more than describe motion: it seeks to recognize relations\, possibilities and transformations within gesture\, opening a space in which AI can not only interpret movement\, but also respond to it in creative ways. \nDance provides the ideal ground for this exploration. It is a field in which technique\, intention\, memory\, listening\, variation and invention coexist in constant tension\, making visible the richness and complexity of embodied expression. In this context\, Duetto does not imagine artificial intelligence as a passive tool\, nor as a system meant to replace performers or choreographers. Instead\, it proposes AI as a creative interlocutor: a responsive presence capable of engaging in a real-time exchange with the moving body and suggesting new possibilities in return. \nAt the heart of Duetto lies a genuinely human-in-the-loop vision. The human performer does not simply initiate the process but continuously shapes and redirects what the system understands and proposes. In this sense\, the project opens a wider reflection on creativity itself\, asking how AI might expand human expressive capacity rather than substitute it. What emerges is not a model of replacement\, but one of dialogue: a way of thinking about intelligence\, invention and embodiment as shared\, dynamic processes. \nFor its presentation at theGATE Festival\, Duetto will also be accompanied by an interactive installation inviting the public to engage directly with a dancing AI. Visitors will not only observe the project\, but enter a live encounter with it\, experiencing movement as a space of exchange between human presence and machine interpretation. \nIn this way\, Duetto speaks directly to the spirit of the festival. By bringing together artistic research\, scientific inquiry and technological experimentation\, it offers an example of how collaborations across disciplines can generate new questions\, new forms\, and new ways of imagining the relationship between humans and intelligent systems. As theGATE Festival continues to explore future boundaries\, Duetto contributes to this reflection by approaching the body not as something to be reduced to data\, but as a living source of knowledge\, creativity and transformation. \nThe artists\nDuetto is a project led by Alessandro Londei and Denise Lanzieri\, researchers at Sony CSL – Rome\, with Milena Di Canio leading its cultural and communication dimension; it is mentored by Vittorio Loreto\, Director at Sony CSL – Rome. URL:https://thegate-festival.com/event/european-performing-science-night/ LOCATION:Fundación Épica La Fura dels Baus CATEGORIES:Exposition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://thegate-festival.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/EPSN-photo-event-01.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240918 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240919 DTSTAMP:20260524T213541 CREATED:20240910T163814Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240919T171410Z UID:22362-1726617600-1726703999@thegate-festival.com SUMMARY:IMMERSIVA DAY - ESPRONCEDA INSTITUTE OF ART AND CULTURE DESCRIPTION:DUETTO AT theGATE FESTIVAL 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Developed at SONY Computer Science Lab Rome. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Format \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Interactive installation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Date \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 18. – 21.05.2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Location \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n HLRS | Stuttgart \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n by ALESSANDRO LONDEI & DENISE LANZIERIThe project\nAs part of theGATE Festival 2026\, Duetto\, a research project by Sony CSL – Rome\, will be presented as an exploration of the relationship between artificial intelligence and human movement. The project resonates strongly with the context of theGATE\, a festival dedicated to the convergence of science\, technology\, arts and society\, and to the new forms of cultural experimentation emerging at their intersections. \nDuetto approaches the body as a form of language. In this perspective\, postures become elementary units\, while movement unfolds as a complex and expressive sequence\, much like meaning emerging through words and sentences. But the project does more than describe motion: it seeks to recognize relations\, possibilities and transformations within gesture\, opening a space in which AI can not only interpret movement\, but also respond to it in creative ways. \nDance provides the ideal ground for this exploration. It is a field in which technique\, intention\, memory\, listening\, variation and invention coexist in constant tension\, making visible the richness and complexity of embodied expression. In this context\, Duetto does not imagine artificial intelligence as a passive tool\, nor as a system meant to replace performers or choreographers. Instead\, it proposes AI as a creative interlocutor: a responsive presence capable of engaging in a real-time exchange with the moving body and suggesting new possibilities in return. \nAt the heart of Duetto lies a genuinely human-in-the-loop vision. The human performer does not simply initiate the process but continuously shapes and redirects what the system understands and proposes. In this sense\, the project opens a wider reflection on creativity itself\, asking how AI might expand human expressive capacity rather than substitute it. What emerges is not a model of replacement\, but one of dialogue: a way of thinking about intelligence\, invention and embodiment as shared\, dynamic processes. \nFor its presentation at theGATE Festival\, Duetto will also be accompanied by an interactive installation inviting the public to engage directly with a dancing AI. Visitors will not only observe the project\, but enter a live encounter with it\, experiencing movement as a space of exchange between human presence and machine interpretation. \nIn this way\, Duetto speaks directly to the spirit of the festival. By bringing together artistic research\, scientific inquiry and technological experimentation\, it offers an example of how collaborations across disciplines can generate new questions\, new forms\, and new ways of imagining the relationship between humans and intelligent systems. As theGATE Festival continues to explore future boundaries\, Duetto contributes to this reflection by approaching the body not as something to be reduced to data\, but as a living source of knowledge\, creativity and transformation. \nThe artists\nDuetto is a project led by Alessandro Londei and Denise Lanzieri\, researchers at Sony CSL – Rome\, with Milena Di Canio leading its cultural and communication dimension; it is mentored by Vittorio Loreto\, Director at Sony CSL – Rome. URL:https://thegate-festival.com/event/immensiva-day-espronceda-institute-of-art-and-culture/ LOCATION:Fundación Épica La Fura dels Baus CATEGORIES:Exposition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://thegate-festival.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/side-event-immersiva-photo-event-01.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240916 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241104 DTSTAMP:20260524T213541 CREATED:20240909T122131Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241103T093859Z UID:21962-1726444800-1730678399@thegate-festival.com SUMMARY:OCEANS IN TRANSFORMATION DESCRIPTION:DUETTO AT theGATE FESTIVAL 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Developed at SONY Computer Science Lab Rome. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Format \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Interactive installation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Date \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 18. – 21.05.2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Location \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n HLRS | Stuttgart \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n by ALESSANDRO LONDEI & DENISE LANZIERIThe project\nAs part of theGATE Festival 2026\, Duetto\, a research project by Sony CSL – Rome\, will be presented as an exploration of the relationship between artificial intelligence and human movement. The project resonates strongly with the context of theGATE\, a festival dedicated to the convergence of science\, technology\, arts and society\, and to the new forms of cultural experimentation emerging at their intersections. \nDuetto approaches the body as a form of language. In this perspective\, postures become elementary units\, while movement unfolds as a complex and expressive sequence\, much like meaning emerging through words and sentences. But the project does more than describe motion: it seeks to recognize relations\, possibilities and transformations within gesture\, opening a space in which AI can not only interpret movement\, but also respond to it in creative ways. \nDance provides the ideal ground for this exploration. It is a field in which technique\, intention\, memory\, listening\, variation and invention coexist in constant tension\, making visible the richness and complexity of embodied expression. In this context\, Duetto does not imagine artificial intelligence as a passive tool\, nor as a system meant to replace performers or choreographers. Instead\, it proposes AI as a creative interlocutor: a responsive presence capable of engaging in a real-time exchange with the moving body and suggesting new possibilities in return. \nAt the heart of Duetto lies a genuinely human-in-the-loop vision. The human performer does not simply initiate the process but continuously shapes and redirects what the system understands and proposes. In this sense\, the project opens a wider reflection on creativity itself\, asking how AI might expand human expressive capacity rather than substitute it. What emerges is not a model of replacement\, but one of dialogue: a way of thinking about intelligence\, invention and embodiment as shared\, dynamic processes. \nFor its presentation at theGATE Festival\, Duetto will also be accompanied by an interactive installation inviting the public to engage directly with a dancing AI. Visitors will not only observe the project\, but enter a live encounter with it\, experiencing movement as a space of exchange between human presence and machine interpretation. \nIn this way\, Duetto speaks directly to the spirit of the festival. By bringing together artistic research\, scientific inquiry and technological experimentation\, it offers an example of how collaborations across disciplines can generate new questions\, new forms\, and new ways of imagining the relationship between humans and intelligent systems. As theGATE Festival continues to explore future boundaries\, Duetto contributes to this reflection by approaching the body not as something to be reduced to data\, but as a living source of knowledge\, creativity and transformation. \nThe artists\nDuetto is a project led by Alessandro Londei and Denise Lanzieri\, researchers at Sony CSL – Rome\, with Milena Di Canio leading its cultural and communication dimension; it is mentored by Vittorio Loreto\, Director at Sony CSL – Rome. URL:https://thegate-festival.com/event/oceans-in-transformation/ LOCATION:Fundación Épica La Fura dels Baus CATEGORIES:Exposition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://thegate-festival.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/theGATE-festival-oceans-in-transformation-photo1.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR