• ABOUT STUDIO 44

ABOUT

Studio 44 MocapLab is a dance studio equipped for motion capture and digital creation. Ideally located in the heart of Geneva, homebase of the Cie Gilles Jobin, the studio offers a stimulating creative environment combining innovative choreographic and digital skills. Run by artists for artists, the studio is dedicated to creative digital technologies from the perspective of the performing arts and movement, establishing itself as a creative hub for local and international artists. 


Equiped with 42 high end optical motion capture cameras, Studio 44 MocapLab is recognized for its high-quality equipment and its team’s expertise in quality of movement for motion capture. 

Studio 44 MocapLab welcome creative teams interested in exploring digital technologies, providing them with a comprehensive and inclusive space to experiment without the constraints of commercial studios. The studio hosts a variety of projects at different stages of development, ranging from motion capture research to prototypes for real time interactive projects, digital productions, casting, mentoring and professional formation.

MISSION

MISSION

Studio 44 MocapLab’s mission is to offer a creative environment where artists and technologists can develop digital  projects combining movement, choreography, and digital storytelling. Run by dancers and movement experts our emphasis is on movement quality. Our objective is to provide artists with time in the volume, expertise in movement, digital tools and  resources for research and production of innovating motion capture projects.

As a hub for collaboration and knowledge-sharing, Studio 44 MocapLab fosters a community of artists and technologists dedicated to exploring digital creation through the lens of movement, encouraging dialogue and collective growth.

Studio 44 MocapLab’s mission is to offer a creative environment where artists and technologists can develop digital  projects combining movement, choreography, and digital storytelling. Run by dancers and movement experts our emphasis is on movement quality. Our objective is to provide artists with time in the volume, expertise in movement, digital tools and  resources for research and production of innovating motion capture projects.

As a hub for collaboration and knowledge-sharing, Studio 44 MocapLab fosters a community of artists and technologists dedicated to exploring digital creation through the lens of movement, encouraging dialogue and collective growth.

PHILOSOPHY

PHILOSOPHY

Studio 44 MocapLab, pays particular attention to issues related to ethics and the digital divide. Their projects are inclusive and actively promote knowledge sharing, diversity, and gender equality. Studio 44 MocapLab actively consider climate and sustainability issues in the art and digital field and are mindful of the challenges related to planned obsolescence of devices and software, as well as exclusive technology licenses. Working within innovative technology requires global collaboration, Studio 44 MocapLab objective is to minimize energy consumption related to travel by developing networked technology and solution for digital collaborations without traveling.

Studio 44 MocapLab, pays particular attention to issues related to ethics and the digital divide. Their projects are inclusive and actively promote knowledge sharing, diversity, and gender equality. Studio 44 MocapLab actively consider climate and sustainability issues in the art and digital field and are mindful of the challenges related to planned obsolescence of devices and software, as well as exclusive technology licenses. Working within innovative technology requires global collaboration, Studio 44 MocapLab objective is to minimize energy consumption related to travel by developing networked technology and solution for digital collaborations without traveling.

HISTORY

HISTORY

Cie Gilles Jobin is a renowned Swiss contemporary dance company celebrated for its innovative choreographic works.  Since the late 1990’s Gilles Jobin gained international recognition as a leading figure in contemporary dance, creating with his company groundbreaking choreographies that captivated audiences globally. Mastering innovation for contemporary creation and sharing its expertise with other artists is part of the DNA of the Gilles Jobin’s Company. Since its founding it has been committed to a philosophy of knowledge sharing and to improving conditions in the field of contemporary dance. 

Cie Gilles Jobin is a renowned Swiss contemporary dance company celebrated for its innovative choreographic works.  Since the late 1990’s Gilles Jobin gained international recognition as a leading figure in contemporary dance, creating with his company groundbreaking choreographies that captivated audiences globally. Mastering innovation for contemporary creation and sharing its expertise with other artists is part of the DNA of the Gilles Jobin’s Company. Since its founding it has been committed to a philosophy of knowledge sharing and to improving conditions in the field of contemporary dance. 



"Cosmogony is an amazing experience. High-tech, with its motion capture system and its dizzying video game-like images, it is also a human adventure, with flesh-and-blood performers transformed before our eyes into fabulous avatars.  [...] standing at the intersection of this production in the making gives rise to surprising sensations."


Rosita Boisseau Le Monde 2021






"Cosmogony is an amazing experience. High-tech, with its motion capture system and its dizzying video game-like images, it is also a human adventure, with flesh-and-blood performers transformed before our eyes into fabulous avatars.  [...] standing at the intersection of this production in the making gives rise to surprising sensations."


Rosita Boisseau Le Monde 2021




THE DIGITAL TRANSORMATION

THE DIGITAL TRANSORMATION

Already experienced in digital creation alternating between digital and stage productions, when COVID hit in 2020 the Cie Gilles Jobin opted for a radical transformation of its activities and shifted from choreographic creation for the stage to digital choreographic creation. Thanks to the development of digital tools enabling remote diffusion, despite the health crisis and border closures, the company was able reach a global audience “without traveling”.  

Already experienced in digital creation alternating between digital and stage productions, when COVID hit in 2020 the Cie Gilles Jobin opted for a radical transformation of its activities and shifted from choreographic creation for the stage to digital choreographic creation. Thanks to the development of digital tools enabling remote diffusion, despite the health crisis and border closures, the company was able reach a global audience “without traveling”.