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Celebrate Digital Culture and Live Performance with Nocturne Immersion

With Novembre Numérique, the Institut français and the French cultural network abroad honor digital cultures of all forms each year. In 2024, this large-scale  international event was held both on-site and online in more than 70 countries and 130 cities.  

Co-produced by Villa Albertine, the Institut français, and Albertine Foundation, in collaboration with Dark Euphoria, Nocturne Immersion will celebrate immersive visionary creation, connecting French and American leaders and artists from the contemporary and digital art worlds. 

Get ready to view presentations of groundbreaking works and performances, listen to engaging discussions, and speak with industry professionals over cocktails!  

This event will additionally unveil the 2025-2026 laureates of the French Immersion Grants for U.S. Cultural Institutions, an initiative designed to empower the next generation of immersive creators in the US. 

Step out for a vibrant cultural evening, featuring the finest creatives and art lovers from our community! Register here to secure your spot!  

The event is organized by Villa Albertine, in collaboration with Dark Euphoria, and with the support of the Institut français (Paris), Unifrance, and Albertine Foundation.

Schedule

4:00 PM  | Professional Networking Sessions (By invitation only – for professionals) 

American and French institutions will meet with project leaders from both countries in curated one-on-one and pitching sessions. These B2B meetings aim to foster international collaborations, co-productions, and visibility for innovative immersive projects. 

6:00 PM | Opening Remarks by Mohamed Bouabdallah, Cultural Counselor of France and Director of Villa Albertine (Open to the public) 

Discover the 2025-2026 laureates of the French Immersion Grants for US Cultural Institutions. 

6:15 PM | Panel Discussion 

Crossing Realities – Opportunities and Challenges in Immersive Performing Arts 

At a time when immersive technologies are redefining live performance, this panel brings together artists, curators, and technologists to explore new creative territories.  What is the artistic potential of these hybrid forms? What technical, ethical, and curatorial challenges do they raise? This transatlantic dialogue will explore the future of expanded, tech-integrated performances. 

Featuring: 

  • Moderator: Katherine Helen Fisher, Emmy-nominated director, choreographer, performer, and teacher 
  • Leigh Tanner, Head of Global Partnerships at VIVE Arts 
  • Pierre Lungheretti, Associate Director Théâtre National de Chaillot 
  • Blanca Li, Choreographer  
  • Jordana Leigh, Vice President of Artistic Programming, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts 

7:15 PM | Performance by NSDOS (Open to the public) 

NSDOS (aka Kirikoo Des / Koo Des) is a French artist working at the crossroads of dance, music, hacking, and biology. A former Villa Albertine resident in New Orleans, he creates hybrid works that blend code, the body, and the environment to explore and disrupt systems through artistic experimentation. 

This new performance, developed during his residency, features real-time choreography and live coding based on the artist’s own biological data (metabolism, enzymes, epigenetics). It explores the concept of double corporeality, the biological and the expressive body, as the artist uses live coding to turn invisible rhythms of life into a shared, sensory, and collective experience. 

7.35 PM | Cocktail Reception 

Panelists & Performers

Katherine Helen Fisher


Moderator  

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Leigh Tanner


Vive Arts

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Pierre Lungheretti


Théâtre de Chaillot  

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Bianca Li


Choreographer

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Jordana Leigh


Lincoln Center  

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NSDOS 


Artist

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Clémence Debaig


Dance Artist, XR Maker, and Creative Technologist

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Sarah Silverblatt-Buser


Director, Dancer, Choreographer, and Educator

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Jonathan Camuzeaux


Multidisciplinary Artist

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