Delta_Ark’s current work is a sequence of interactive virtual environments and audio-visual experiences that represent and embody different relationships between human-like entities, artificial intelligences (of various powers) and natural systems (or chimeras) in different science fiction contexts, often involving precipitous technological evolution, climate change or the far future. Many of these works explore future power-relations between AGIs, ASIs and cyberized forms of collective and individual human intelligence in order to sketch out some visions of a post-biological (and/or synthetic-biological) future. Motifs from Jewish mythology, Japanese popular media and contemporary philosophy often form the contextual backdrop of these explorations.

Olesya Elfimova is a dancer, improviser, and performer and Kinetech Arts communications director. Her background in competitive ballroom expanded into contemporary, floorwork, salsa, and movement theater. Off the dance floor, she likes to work on solving challenges in startups, puppy-watch in Dolores Park, and explore the city and beyond. Since arriving in SF in 2023, Olesya has collaborated with Kinetech Arts and choreographers like Joe Landini, Enrico Labayen, Kat Lin, and Amber Gott.

Mai Kao is an artist and researcher whose creative work explores materiality and texture through sound design and musical performance. As a producer and DJ, they draw from the tangible world – gelatin, glass, crystalline needles – to construct fantasy biomes and hi-res sonic landscapes. With features on lineups like Recombinant Festival (2024), they actively perform in the local club scene and revel in composing sets that weave together the soft and hard, continuity and catharsis. They have released solo work on Seattle’s Ommaya Records (2024) and San Francisco’s Club Moniker (2023). Currently they live in San Francisco and hail from Southern California. They hold a BS in Materials Science and Engineering from Stanford University, where they specialized in materials design for skin-inspired electronics.

Gilles Jobin is a choreographer living and working in Geneva whose productions have been performed all over the world since 1995. Based in London from 1997 to 2004 he created the groundbreaking pieces A+B=X (1997), Braindance (1999), The Moebius Strip (2001) and Under Construction (2002), relying on choreographic language outside of established aesthetic frameworks that included forays into visual arts and live art. In 2003 he created TWO-THOUSAND-AND-THREE for the 22 dancers of the Ballet of the Grand Théâtre de Genève for a performance that “transcends both classical and contemporary dance” (Libération). Since the COVID pandemic the Cie Gilles Jobin is focusing on technology and innovation for real time performances at a distance. Creating multiple groundbreaking projects Gilles Jobin is recognized as one of a leading creative force in the XR world. Gilles is regularly invited as an international guest lecturer on dance and technology in Europe, Asia and Americas.

From 1989 to 1995 Susana Panadés Diaz studied classical and contemporary dance at the Institut del Teatre in Barcelona, before entering the P.A.R.T.S. programme in Brussels, directed by Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker. Susana Panades Diaz is Cie Gilles Jobin’s main dance artist. She is an expert in digital motion capture. Member of the Cie Gilles Jobin since 2005, Susana is extremely familiar with the company’s dance style. Her role is to resolve issues related to the optimisation of motion capture from the point of view of the performers. She was lead dance artist on Dance Trail (AR, 2020) and has participated in the creation of WOMB (3D film, 2006), VR_I (VR, 2017), Magic Window (AR, 2019), Cosmogony (live mocap, 2021) and La Comédie Virtuelle – live show (multiuser VR, 2020-21).

Adryan Barrilliet is an interactive media designer specializing in immersive 3D work and video games. He graduated in interactive design from ECAL Lausanne in 2023. His project, Will I Exist Within You? is an immersive exploration of human duality, analyzing how social interactions shape individual identity. In 2023, he joined Gilles Jobin’s company as a Unity developer for the production Reset: Beasts and Demons, presented at ADC in 2024. This hybrid project combines dance and live motion capture on stage. During performances, Adryan oversees the real-time digital spectacle, and in the studio, he is responsible for the Qualisys motion capture system.

Zelia ZZ Tan is a cross-disciplinary dance artist focusing on presence and identity. She is a pioneer in dance and technology in Asia who creates virtual and hybrid performances using motion capture, AR, VR, avatars, and other immersive technologies. She is based in LA and Hong Kong, working globally with master artists such as Gilles Jobin and Sasha Waltz.

Cie Gilles Jobin was founded in 1997 by Swiss choreographer, Gilles Jobin, whose creations have been touring worldwide since 1999. Besides his own productions, Gilles Jobin has launched his own company, its headquarters being Studios 44 in Geneva – a pioneering place for the recognition of contemporary dance in Switzerland, international professional exchanges, daily training for dancers, educational activities and capacity building, workshops, artistic residencies.

Qualisys is a leading provider of motion capture technology and has a long history of supplying customers with high-end camera systems and expertise in capturing and analyzing movements. Our customers are found within Life Sciences, Engineering and Entertainment. The technology is used both in Research and Clinical use, Virtual Reality (VR), and Animation.

Founded in 2013 by choreographer Daiane Lopes da Silva and scientist Weidong Yang, Kinetech Arts is a non-profit organization that brings together dancers, scientists, and digital artists to explore the dynamic intersection of movement, science, and technology. Our artistic journey delves deep into the ever-changing relationship between humans and technology, contemplating its profound impact on the human-machine ecosystem. Our vision at KA is to unite the performing arts, science, and tech communities through immersive live performances and interdisciplinary collaborations to empower innovative ideas on a cutting-edge platform.