Folda - Festival of Live Digital Art
June 7-10, 2023

2023 Shows at FOLDA

June 7, 2023 – 8:00pm–9:15pm ET
Scored in Silence
By Chisato Minamimura
GO – A solo immersive performance that unpacks the hidden perspectives of Deaf people who survived the atomic bomb atrocity in Japan in 1945.
Venue: Power Corporation of Canada Studio Theatre, Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts

June 7-10, 2023 – Various times
Through My Lens
By Amy Amantea with Theatre Replacement
BETA – A new, intimate, rhythmic work that couples hospitality with portraiture.
Venue: The Gordon Vogt Film Screening Room, Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts

June 8, 2023 – 4:00pm
asses.masses
By Patrick Blenkarn and Milton Lim
BETA – Donkeys. Labour. Technophobia. Revolution. Video Game. Audience. Seven Hours.
Venue: Power Corporation of Canada Studio Theatre, Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts

June 9, 2023 – 8:00pm–9:00pm ET
HOME
By Beau Dixon and Linda Garneau
BETA – A physical, expressionistic exploration of Dixon’s response to a home invasion.
Venue: Power Corporation of Canada Studio Theatre, Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts

June 10, 2023 – 6:30pm–7:30pm ET
Intercomplementary Elements
By Erin Ball, Maxime Beauregard and collaborators
ALPHA – An immersive accessibility experience about a queer love story.
Venue: Power Corporation of Canada Studio Theatre, Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts

June 10, 2023 – 3:00pm–5:00pm ET
Silent Disco
Presented in association with the Kingston Library
FOLDA provides the DJ, wireless headphones, live ASL interpretation, and more. You bring your dance floor moves.
Venue: Kingston Frontenac Public Library
The StartUp Workshops
A cross-disciplinary workshop series for artists, cultural workers, and tech workers interested in applying digital tech in live performance.

Robotics in Live Performance
June 7, 2023 – 10:00am–1:00pm ET
Led by Michael Wheeler and Shaza Kaoud
A hands-on introduction to the basic use of ROS and running a robot in a simulation.
Venue: The Ingenuity Labs, Queen’s University

Artificial Intelligence in Live Performance
June 7, 2023 – 2:00pm–5:00pm ET
Led by Adrienne Wong with Xianzhi Jason Li
Introduction to text-to-image models and music generation models. This workshop combines theoretical and practical learning to create AI-
assisted performance assets.
Venue: The Ingenuity Labs, Queen’s University

Exploring Physical Sound from a D/deaf Perspective
June 8, 2023 – 10:00am–1:00pm ET
Led by Chisato Minimamura
Deaf-led bespoke workshop for participants who are deaf and/or hearing exploring: movement, physical and sensory expression.
Venue: The Tett Centre for Creativity and Learning

Motion Capture in Live Performance
June 9, 2023 – 2:00pm–5:00pm ET
Led by Marcel Stewart and Aaron Best
An introduction to motion capture using both the VICON system and the XSENS suit. This workshop will focus on the uses applicable to live performance versus the many recorded outputs.
Venue: The Ingenuity Labs, Queen’s University

How To Be A Sighted Guide
June 9, 2023 – 10:00am–2:00pm ET
Led by Amy Amantea and Gail Ritter
Participants will learn basic skills for guiding and assisting people who are blind and partially sighted in everyday situations.
Venue: Kingston Frontenac Public Library

Virtual Reality IRL/URL Creation Mob
June 10, 2023 – 10:00am–1:00pm ET
Hosted by Kingston Theatre Alliance and Spiderwebshow Performance
Join a VR flash-mob that brings twenty creators together first physically, and
then virtually, to create original artwork connected to one another.
Venue: Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts
FOLDA’s programming is structured to support artists creating theatre in a digital age
Alpha
Performances in their earliest stages, ready for internal testing, but require audience feedback to spark the next stage of development.
Beta
Performances ready for public testing to refine the audience experience.
Go
Performances ready for production release. Audience input contributes to improvements and bug fixes just like your favourite ap.