#OperaBeyond Fireside chat w 🇨🇦 Dan Burgar & Ida Kymmer discussing intersection art & technology - screens, sculpture, #AI #digital worlds & more sharing experiences in “Meaning, Purpose & Connections in the #Metaverse” plus comparing #VirtualReality w the #RealWorld Opera Beyond

Interested in topics such as Immersion, Metaverse, virtual space, XR and how they go together with the field of culture? Then check out this conference and it’s free livestream with interesting speakers! 👇🏾

The intersection of arts, culture and innovation will create meaningful and rich experiences in the Metaverse! Really enjoying Opera Beyond in Helsinki #BeyondOpera Ida Kymmer Journee Enara Urho Konttori Annastina Haapasaari Frontier Collective Varjo

“Those who control the fantasy controls the future.” PROTOPIA monika bielskyte at Opera Beyond

Day 2 of our #OperaBeyond: Visioning Stages Beyond conference at @oopperabaletti has started! You can watch the talks also through the live stream at: oopperabaletti.fi/live/opera-bey…

On the important role of art & culture at a time of crisis – brilliant thoughts from Mika Aaltola Kaisa Rönkkö Johanna Kaprio-Papageorgiou and Lilli Paasikivi 🇺🇦 at the Opera Beyond conference stage right now!

"Something special is happening to us when we experience live art together and share attention." Great talk by Helsinki Festival artistic director Marko Ahtisaari Marko Ahtisaari Opera Beyond

Opening keynote of the day by ⁦Marko Ahtisaari⁩ raising critical questions about the recent developments of technology – still encouraging us to explore those paths with our artistic initiatives. Great examples of #ArtXTech projects at ⁦Helsingin juhlaviikot | Helsinki Festival⁩ programme lately!

Perspectives to Diversity and Inclusion Tomorrow Opera Beyond with Ankur Bahl (he/him) Michael Hidetoshi Mori, Silva Belgjeti, Sheree Spencer, Rita Paqvalen, Aarni Tuomi @oopperabaletti

"Diversity is not political correctness, it is a human issue" Opera Beyond @oopperabaletti

"Are we willing to give up power to have a better opera?" Very interesting discussion on diversity and inclusion in the arts Opera Beyond

The time has come for the closing panel of @oopperabaletti’s #OperaBeyond conference 2022. Blair Stevenson, Paula Vesala, Marko Ahtisaari and Lilli Paasikivi 🇺🇦 are sharing their key takeaways from the two days. 🪄 What are yours?

Last night, our team at @oopperabaletti had the honour of receiving the trophy of first ever FEDORA Platform Digital Prize, awarded to our immersive installation LAILA back in late 2020 – at a time when no galas could be held. Now it's finally the time to meet again in person!

Svenska YLE raporterade om Opera Beyond-konferensen. ⁦Opera Beyond⁩ ⁦@oopperabaletti⁩ I framtidens opera och teater kliver din avatar in i konstens metaversum – "Tekniken finns redan" – Kultur och nöje – svenska.yle.fi svenska.yle.fi/a/7-10020752

It was great having Dan Burgar Vancouver VR/AR Association in Helsinki for Opera Beyond & for bringing the 🇨🇦Pacific Coast/Vancouver #AugmentedReality #VirtualReality #Metaverse ECOSYSTEM into #CanFinTrade 🇨🇦🇫🇮 bridge-building here. Vancouver Tech Journal Shape Immersive | AI and 3D Frontier Collective FIVR

Happy to finally get to celebrate the Fedora Digital Prize in person with everyone! 🥳

Looking forward to join you tomorrow in Tampere to moderate a panel on immersion & space in performative arts - one of the speakers is Lilli Paasikivi 🇺🇦 @oopperabaletti

Seminar on the future of virtual theatre on Svenska Teatern’s Amos stage today. Speakers including Stefan Stanisic #bombinabombast, Linnea Stara TINFO, Jaakko Lenni-Taattola #LiDiA and our project manager Annastina Haapasaari @oopperabaletti.

This morning took me to Oulu ❤️ and #TechArt event to present the @oopperabaletti Opera Beyond project

How the Finnish National Opera used VR to stage a century-old production f-st.co/zBbTKJM