According to the Signal Festival, the upcoming fourteenth edition will run from October 15 to October 18, bringing immersive light installations and new neighborhood routes to Prague. Festival founder and director Martin Pošta announced that the paid zone, Signal INSIDE, will feature eight distinct installations in unconventional indoor spaces, anchored by works from international and domestic new-media artists.
Laurie Anderson and Hsin-Chien Huang Headline Signal INSIDE with Space Journey
American multimedia artist Laurie Anderson and Taiwanese creator Hsin-Chien Huang have prepared a 15-minute immersive space journey titled Na Měsíc (To the Moon), according to festival organizers.
Laterna magika Returns with Water-Themed Site-Specific Production
The multimedia ensemble Laterna magika of the National Theatre returns to the festival for its fourth appearance with a site-specific piece named Voda (Water), directed by artistic director Radim Vizváry. According to festival materials, the performance combines non-verbal theatre, videomapping, acrobatics, and live singing with a musical score by Martin Hůla. The production treats water as the source of life, a bearer of memory, and an emotional landscape, drawing on the biological parallel that the Earth and human bodies are both composed of seventy percent water.
Real-Time Projections and Robotic Art Expand the Festival Footprint
International media art collective Media.tribe will present MIMIC.2 in the entrance hall of the Faculty of Law, utilizing light, laser projections, LED screens, and real-time generated animations, as detailed by Proti Šedi. Meanwhile, Kampus Hybernská will host an interactive sound robot created by Slovak artist Ján Šicko. Visitors can activate the mechanical system and digital sounds using handmade wooden toys and traditional folk instruments inspired by Slovak folk art and modernism, as noted by Aktuálně.cz.
Did you know?
The Signal Festival traditionally draws around half a million participants, and the upcoming fourteenth edition will introduce a festival route through a Prague district where the event has never taken place before.
Frequently Asked Questions
When does the Signal Festival take place?
The fourteenth edition of the Signal Festival runs from October 15 to October 18.
How much do tickets cost for Signal INSIDE?
A Signal Universe ticket for 740 crowns also includes entry to the Signal Space digital art gallery.
Where can visitors see Laurie Anderson’s installation?
The work Na Měsíc will be exhibited in Divadlo X10 as part of the paid Signal INSIDE zone.
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