Kinetech Arts
Kinetech Arts
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.
Zelia ZZ Tan
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.
Adryan Barrilliet
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 ...
Susana Panadés Diaz
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 ...
Gilles Jobin
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 ...