From August 29 to August 31, the largest festival of science and art "TechnoArt" took place in Novosibirsk for the second time. On the square in front of the Pobeda cinema, festival guests listened to lectures from scientists, watched popular science films, judged the "Fidjital Dance Battle", wrote a play along with a neural network, sang along with Alexander Pushny and chose the symbols of Novosibirsk.
"The main goal of the festival is to reboot the idea of science. We break the stereotype that it is difficult and boring, and show its creative, artistic and truly exciting side. "TechnoArt" is a bridge between reality and the future that everyone wants to be in. Here science meets art, giving rise to surprise and inspiration", said Anastasia Ivashina, executive director of the Fund for Assistance to the Development of the Scientific and Technological Sphere of the Novosibirsk Region.
The total number of people who attended the festival for three days was 48 thousand people. More than 30 free events took place on the Pobeda cinema square for residents and guests of Novosibirsk, and more than 25 experts from science, technology, medicine, business and creativity made lectures, film screenings, public talks and presentations.
The main theme of "TechnoArt" this year was the use of artificial intelligence in science and creativity. Visitors to the festival became co-authors of the play "One Day in the Life", the text and scenery for which AI created in front of their eyes, and the actors of the Globus Theater read from the stage. In the musical battle, the audience chose who performs the best known works - a neural network or a cover group. As a result, the live performance won, and the audience was able to hear the songs of Nadezhda Kadysheva in rock style and Leonid Agutin in reggae style. Also, within the framework of the festival, for the first time in Novosibirsk, the Fijital Dance Battle took place, the youngest participant of which was an 8-year-old dancer. 78 professional dancers first competed with a digital set-top box, and then 16 finalists entered a real battle with each other.
"I can say that it is much more difficult to compete with real people in battle than with a virtual console. I think it will always be so, after all, dance is creativity that does not lend itself to analysis and algorithms", the winner of the battle, dancer, teacher and choreographer Ilya Babich, shared his impressions.
Also, guests of the festival did morning exercises with Olympic champion Yevgeny Podgorny and sports mascots - Snowman from HC Sibir and Elk Lokos from Lokomotiv volleyball club. And on the eve of the Day of Knowledge on "TechnoArt" it was possible to write a total dictation with the text "Memory of Childhood" from the writer Marina Moskvina and listen to the Novosibirsk choir "The City Sings" with songs from childhood performed by hundreds of schoolchildren.
"We live in a time when we cannot lag behind modern technologies in any field, both scientific and creative. "TechnoArt" gives us the opportunity for dialogue and exchange of experience, from which insights and new experimental ideas are born that help to develop and look into the future," said Tatyana Ilyina, director of the Novosibirsk Drama Theater "Old House", who gave a lecture "Modern Theater in Multimedia Embodiment".
"Artificial intelligence is already helping in the work of medicine today. Where AI is involved in information processing, the results of procedures are consistently improved. If we optimally bring together progressive digital technologies and the high professionalism of doctors, we will find a "golden" individual approach to everyone," said the chief physician of the State Budgetary Healthcare Institution of the Novosibirsk Region "Clinical Center for Family Health and Reproduction" and one of the speakers of the festival Anna Vyatchinina.
During the festival, visitors voted offline and online, with which they associate Novosibirsk. Based on the results of the answers, the neural network created an image of the city. The top associations of residents and guests of Novosibirsk included a zoo, embankment, Ob Sea, Akademgorodok, scientists, students, science, Karachinskaya and multifora.
Also, from August 29 to August 31, chess tournaments, presentations of higher educational institutions of Novosibirsk, an exhibition of AI works "Code of Art" with the creations of eight Russian creators worked on the square near Pobeda, and four popular science films were shown. And to immerse themselves in the past and future of the city, everyone could take part in excursions along iconic streets and museums associated with constructivism and science, from the Novosibirsk Tourist Information Center to the M.I. Glinka, central courtyards with mosaics, to the buildings of the Palace of Labor and the State Bank and others.
"We would like TechnoArt to live in Novosibirsk not only for these three days, but for its formats to go into the daily life of the city. Obviously, in the next 20 years, all technological professions will change, but the profession of a creator in new spheres of science and genres of art is still unattainable for artificial intelligence. The process of creation remains in the hands of people, and we want Novosibirsk residents who experience joy from creativity and experiments to become more, this moves science and art forward. This is exactly why TechnoArt was created, - said Nikita Girin, head of the cultural program of the festival, director of the Engiro creative bureau.
The project is being implemented with the support of the Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives.
Every evening on the stage of "TechnoArt" there were performances by musical guests - showman and rock singer Alexander Pushnoy, jazz singer Varvara Ubel, Russian indie pop group "Both Two." And the musicians of the Russian Academic Orchestra of the Novosibirsk State Philharmonic in full force performed world rock hits: "Thunderstruck" AC/DC, "Nothing Else Matters" and "The Unforgiven" by Metallica, "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana and others.
The next festival of science and art "TechnoArt" will take place in Novosibirsk in a year. Follow the news on the website and in the group on VKontakte.
"The main goal of the festival is to reboot the idea of science. We break the stereotype that it is difficult and boring, and show its creative, artistic and truly exciting side. "TechnoArt" is a bridge between reality and the future that everyone wants to be in. Here science meets art, giving rise to surprise and inspiration", said Anastasia Ivashina, executive director of the Fund for Assistance to the Development of the Scientific and Technological Sphere of the Novosibirsk Region.
The total number of people who attended the festival for three days was 48 thousand people. More than 30 free events took place on the Pobeda cinema square for residents and guests of Novosibirsk, and more than 25 experts from science, technology, medicine, business and creativity made lectures, film screenings, public talks and presentations.
The main theme of "TechnoArt" this year was the use of artificial intelligence in science and creativity. Visitors to the festival became co-authors of the play "One Day in the Life", the text and scenery for which AI created in front of their eyes, and the actors of the Globus Theater read from the stage. In the musical battle, the audience chose who performs the best known works - a neural network or a cover group. As a result, the live performance won, and the audience was able to hear the songs of Nadezhda Kadysheva in rock style and Leonid Agutin in reggae style. Also, within the framework of the festival, for the first time in Novosibirsk, the Fijital Dance Battle took place, the youngest participant of which was an 8-year-old dancer. 78 professional dancers first competed with a digital set-top box, and then 16 finalists entered a real battle with each other.
"I can say that it is much more difficult to compete with real people in battle than with a virtual console. I think it will always be so, after all, dance is creativity that does not lend itself to analysis and algorithms", the winner of the battle, dancer, teacher and choreographer Ilya Babich, shared his impressions.
Also, guests of the festival did morning exercises with Olympic champion Yevgeny Podgorny and sports mascots - Snowman from HC Sibir and Elk Lokos from Lokomotiv volleyball club. And on the eve of the Day of Knowledge on "TechnoArt" it was possible to write a total dictation with the text "Memory of Childhood" from the writer Marina Moskvina and listen to the Novosibirsk choir "The City Sings" with songs from childhood performed by hundreds of schoolchildren.
"We live in a time when we cannot lag behind modern technologies in any field, both scientific and creative. "TechnoArt" gives us the opportunity for dialogue and exchange of experience, from which insights and new experimental ideas are born that help to develop and look into the future," said Tatyana Ilyina, director of the Novosibirsk Drama Theater "Old House", who gave a lecture "Modern Theater in Multimedia Embodiment".
"Artificial intelligence is already helping in the work of medicine today. Where AI is involved in information processing, the results of procedures are consistently improved. If we optimally bring together progressive digital technologies and the high professionalism of doctors, we will find a "golden" individual approach to everyone," said the chief physician of the State Budgetary Healthcare Institution of the Novosibirsk Region "Clinical Center for Family Health and Reproduction" and one of the speakers of the festival Anna Vyatchinina.
During the festival, visitors voted offline and online, with which they associate Novosibirsk. Based on the results of the answers, the neural network created an image of the city. The top associations of residents and guests of Novosibirsk included a zoo, embankment, Ob Sea, Akademgorodok, scientists, students, science, Karachinskaya and multifora.
Also, from August 29 to August 31, chess tournaments, presentations of higher educational institutions of Novosibirsk, an exhibition of AI works "Code of Art" with the creations of eight Russian creators worked on the square near Pobeda, and four popular science films were shown. And to immerse themselves in the past and future of the city, everyone could take part in excursions along iconic streets and museums associated with constructivism and science, from the Novosibirsk Tourist Information Center to the M.I. Glinka, central courtyards with mosaics, to the buildings of the Palace of Labor and the State Bank and others.
"We would like TechnoArt to live in Novosibirsk not only for these three days, but for its formats to go into the daily life of the city. Obviously, in the next 20 years, all technological professions will change, but the profession of a creator in new spheres of science and genres of art is still unattainable for artificial intelligence. The process of creation remains in the hands of people, and we want Novosibirsk residents who experience joy from creativity and experiments to become more, this moves science and art forward. This is exactly why TechnoArt was created, - said Nikita Girin, head of the cultural program of the festival, director of the Engiro creative bureau.
The project is being implemented with the support of the Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives.
Every evening on the stage of "TechnoArt" there were performances by musical guests - showman and rock singer Alexander Pushnoy, jazz singer Varvara Ubel, Russian indie pop group "Both Two." And the musicians of the Russian Academic Orchestra of the Novosibirsk State Philharmonic in full force performed world rock hits: "Thunderstruck" AC/DC, "Nothing Else Matters" and "The Unforgiven" by Metallica, "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana and others.
The next festival of science and art "TechnoArt" will take place in Novosibirsk in a year. Follow the news on the website and in the group on VKontakte.