
EU-funded researchers are using emerging technologies to create new, immersive experiences and reimagine the future of live performance.
By Gareth Willmer
In September 2025, a stage performance with a difference took place at Porto’s Coliseum theatre in northern Portugal. In Re-embodied Machine, a dancer wearing motion sensors interacted with lights and sound that responded to his movements as he whirled across the stage.
The live performance, which used AI, was






