More Than Human: A Soft-Cinema Lounge Experience was performed at The Place, London, on 20 June 2025, 4-6pm.

Commissioned by Watermans as part of the EU funded Artcast4D project, this R&D sharing unveiled a ground-breaking dance and technology collaboration with The Light Surgeons and Chronic Insanity Theatre.

Using open-source AAAseed software and Xbox Kinect, dancers’ movements generated real-time visuals, exploring a dialogue between body, light, and machine intelligence.

The audience experience choreography projected on a suspended screen, viewed lying down, creating an immersive chill-out cinema. More Than Human was an evolving exploration of dance, generative visuals, and more-than-human intelligence, inspired by James Bridle’s Ways of Being.

The project was part of the EU funded Artcast4D project which enables artists to explore the use of interactive technologies in their work and utilises AAASeed software to drive the interactive elements.

Artcast4D is a European consortium of research, technology, culture, and media partners working with artists, cultural organisations, creative businesses, museums, city, and local authorities to develop new, immersive experiences in public spaces. The consortium is coordinated by Politecnico di Milano and brings together 10 partners from 7 European Countries, merging research, technology, creative, media and cultural backgrounds. Pilot partners include: Issy-les-Moulineaux municipality, France; Watermans arts centre in London, UK; cultural consultancy CulturaLink in collaboration with regional associated partner Espai LaGranja – IVC, in Valencia, Spain; and CERTH research centre with technology partner EXUS AI Labs in Athens, Greece. You can find more information about Artcast4D at www.artcast4d.eu

AAASeed is a versatile 2D / 3D real-time engine developed and used by Mâa (Emmanuel Mâa Berriet) since the last century. The open-source project is designed to build installations of various complexity and sizes. Supported by European funding to go Open Source (ArtCast4D ), AAASeed aims to enhance the way we interact with digital environments. AAASeed software allows artists, developers, and businesses to tap into the world of 3D real-time graphics and immersive experiences. AAASeed focuses on three core applications: VJing – create captivating visuals that complement live performances; Data Product Visualizations – communicate complex data through clear, engaging visuals; Immersive Digital Installations – experience the fusion of art and technology in interactive environments.

More Than Human received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 101061163. It was also funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) under the UK government’s Horizon Europe funding guarantee grant No. 10079472.