Latent Potentials

Each work in the Latent Potentials concert took a different approach to the telematic stage and the questions it raises: aesthetic, philosophical and technical. Performers at San Diego and Irvine were linked through low-latency, CD-quality audio and high-definition video over a high bandwidth private network, creating a seamless simulcast between the two sites.

John Crawford created a live video mix that was projected simultaneously in both sites. It consisted of live video of the musicians combined with other images and processed with the Active Space intermedia performance system to present an abstract, painterly interpretation of the music and movement on screens in each venue. At the same time, a second high-definition link transmitted more realistic videos that brought the artists from both locations together via telepresence, facilitating a cohesive performance.