Celebrate Digital Culture and Live Performance with Nocturne Immersion
Panel, Performance, Talk
Frédérique Ménard-Aubin- Mutek
On November 6, 2025, join Villa Albertine and Dark Euphoria for a unique event spotlighting new forms of creativity at the intersection of performance, dance, theater, music and immersive technologies, as part of Novembre Numérique.
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
- Leigh Tanner, Vive Arts
- Pierre Lungheretti, Théâtre de Chaillot
- Blanca Li, Choregrapher
- Jordana Leigh, Lincoln Center
- NSDOS
In partnership with
Albertine Foundation
Albertine Foundation is an American nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting French American relations through innovative cultural and educational programs.
In close partnership with Villa Albertine, the French Institute for Culture and Education, Albertine Foundation administers grant programs across diverse creative disciplines including visual and performing arts; cinema; and literature, while also supporting exploratory residencies for creative professionals and thinkers across the United States. Albertine Foundation also contributes to promoting French language learning in the United States and funds new opportunities for students, professors, and researchers in the spheres of secondary and higher education.
Albertine Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation by Internal Revenue Service determination. Contributions from corporate, foundation, and individuals are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Institut français
The Institut français is responsible for France’s international cultural program. Supervised by both the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs and by the Ministry of Culture, it promotes French culture abroad through cultural exchange initiatives. Operating in a space where the arts, intellectual exchange, cultural and social innovation, and linguistic partnerships interact and intersect, it is also responsible for promoting the French language and the sharing of works, artists, and ideas all over the world. The Institut français is one of Villa Albertine’s main French partners.
Dark Euphoria
Dark Euphoria is a Marseille-based agency that develops artistic projects blending art, technology, and storytelling. The agency specializes in digital and artistic innovation, creating immersive XR experiences such as interactive installations and augmented reality shows. It supports creators through project development, fundraising, and distribution, while also consulting cultural institutions on digital transformation. With strong experience in international collaboration, Dark Euphoria engages in cross-border creative partnerships.
Unifrance
Founded in 1949 and strengthened thanks to its merger with TV France International in 2021, Unifrance is the organisation responsible for promoting French cinema and TV content worldwide.
Located in Paris, Unifrance employs around 50 staff members, as well as representatives based in the U.S., in China, and soon in Japan. The organisation currently brings together more than 1,000 French cinema and TV content professionals (producers, filmmaking talents, agents, sales companies, etc.) working together to promote French films and TV programmes among foreign audiences, industry executives and media.