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AC/E digital culture ANNUAL REPORT 2014TRILOGÍA SOBRE NIÑOS E IMÁGENESgroups, musicians and artists in their field with the aim of promoting and enriching what is known as cirque nouveau, or contemporary circus.Trilogía sobre niños e imágenes, by Teatro Paraísohttp://www.teatroparaiso.com/The creation of a scenic trilogy about the relationship between children of up to six years of age and images. These children are little spectators who grow up in a world with continuous visual stimuli. The idea of the work is to try to show, through a number of artistic projects, how images are not only for contemplation but offer the possibility of interaction and for transforming the world. These three works were produced in collaboration with the Théâtre de La Guimbarde, in Belgium. (http://www.laguimbarde.be/): Eneljardín(1-3yearsofage),2005. http://vimeo.com/31543990 KriKraKro(3-6yearsofage),2009. http://vimeo.com/34244745 Kubik (1-3 years of age), 2011. http://vimeo.com/56320275AC/EThe work is based on Serge Tisseron’s research http://www.sergetisseron.com/ into the relationships human beings have with images. The process is completed with tracking and research carried out by the “Art and infancy” section of the teacher-training department at the University of the Basque Country.In this trilogy three ideas with different technologies are considered:1. Image as shadow and as physical presence. The design of a sequence of images, by means of back projection with screens and mirrors, that enable actors to interact with them during the time the scene takes place.2. From abstraction to narration. The use of multiple screens and mobiles and the projection of images onto real stage elements. Based on the Isadora software program (http:// troikatronix.com/) and the design of a specific tool that makes it possible to develop the poetic idea of “entering” an image and journey from abstraction to narration via the figurative.3. Creation of live images that are projected onto objects by wireless miniprojectors in sight of the audience. The aim is the live manipulation of images in real time. The stage props, in continuous motion, serve as screens on which the images are projected.The whole process of creation and technological development was carried out by the Belgian video creator Marc Cerfontaine (www.marccerfontaine.be). The process of technological empowerment enables the development of a drama of images in relation to the children in the audience. This innovative drama was awarded the 2012 National Performing Arts for Children and Young People Prize awarded by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport and at the present time it is being used as the basis for sharing experiences with other international theatre companies.FOCUS 2014: THE USE OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PERFORMING ARTS1. THE USE OF THE NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN PERFORMING ARTS WORKS CURRENT PAGE...134