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This year’s National Arts Festival provided alternative light in a gloomy time

As the world of artificial intelligence (AI) evolves and technology continues to create a virtual world unbeknown to the average person on the street, dSimon, currently on stage at the National Arts Festival in Makhanda, provides answers but also raises many concerns.

The Black Agencies Network Association (BANA) will officially launch on 4 August 2022 with a black-tie gala event...

The acclaimed choreographer and Present Futures curator speaks to us about the festivals digital programme, and the future of live arts beyond the pandemic With its focus on our complex and ever-evolving relationship with technology, the return of Present Futures fourth edition has perhaps never been more timely. Many of us have turned increasingly to screens and tech as a means of coping with and navigating the lockdown restrictions imposed by COVID-19, whether it be Zoom meetings with colleag...

TECHNOLOGY and its impact on humans is the focus of a three-day online festival this week featuring artists who specialise in digital creativity. Present Futures will highlight Scottish and international artists whose work operates between performance, film, visual art and sound. Highlights include Feel My Metaverse, a gaming-engine CGI film about the world following a climate apocalypse by Keiken, a Berlin-London based collaborative practice known for their installations and film work me...