AiiA festival and the Opera Incheon

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Description

Published on Le Monde’s binaire blog in 2022, “L’IA peut‑elle être un‑e partenaire artistique comme un‑e autre ?” explores the role of artificial intelligence as an equal artistic collaborator. The piece features the Chimère project, presented at the AiiA Festival, highlighting how AI can co‑create across multiple domains, libretto, narrative, scenography, costume, and music, within an inclusive, multi‑artist environment.

Subject

The article examines collaborative AI as an ethical alternative to self‑centred, tool‑based approaches, focusing on collective authorship, shared agency, and the blending of human and non‑human creativity. Maria Sappho is featured as a key collaborator in the Chimère project, where she integrated AI‑generated ideas into live performance of her opera Incheon through score transcription, stagecraft, and design.

Period10 May 2022

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  • TitleL’IA peut‑elle être un‑e partenaire artistique comme un‑e autre?
    Degree of recognitionNational
    Media name/outletle monde.fr
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date10/05/22
    DescriptionThis Le Monde article (binaire blog, 2022) explores whether AI can act as an equal artistic partner. Centring on the Chimère project, it presents Maria Sappho’s work as a case study in collective authorship with AI. Through her integration of AI‑generated material into the live performance of her opera Incheon through: scenography, and musical composition. the piece illustrates a collaborative, ethical, and multi‑species approach to creativity that challenges traditional notions of artistic virtuosity and authorship.
    Producer/AuthorÉlise Collet and Isabelle Collet
    URLhttps://www.lemonde.fr/blog/binaire/2022/05/10/lia-peut-elle-etre-un-e-partenaire-artistique-comme-un-e-autre-1-2/
    PersonsMaria Sappho
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