A zoom for musicians, actors, performers, dancers? When it comes to more than just linguistic communication over distance, higher demands quickly arise: How is it possible to make the transmission so time-saving that musicians can play together? And this with high sound quality? And how can dancing bodies see and feel each other in such a way that they interact productively?

Jam sessions between distant spaces or simultaneous performances between stages at different locations have specific requirements. Based on the findings and experiences of a research group at ZHdK, support from swissuniversities and Digital Skills & Spaces from Zurich University of the Arts has made it possible to publish the self-developed tools, compile manuals for their operation, and shoot a series of video tutorials explaining both technical and aesthetic aspects.

Project lead

Patrick Müller

Team

Joel De Giovanni
Patrick Müller
Hannah Walter

Contributions by

Benjamin Burger
Joel De Giovanni
Roman Haefeli
Patrick Müller
Matthias Ziegler

Funded by

swissuniversities (2018–2021)