Andy Barrt
Embodied Dialogues
15.10.2026, 19:30 Special Events Auditorium Duration: 30 choreographer: Rima Pipoyan performers: Natella Baghramyan, Arega Mashuryan, Davit Grigoryan composer: Alexander Dobrinskiy pianists: Alexander Dobrinskiy, Eduard Arevshatyan engineers: Grigor Shirinyan, Andranik Meliksetyan Supported by CYLAND MediaArtLab in collaboration with the Physical AI, Robotics and Smart Manufacturing Laboratory at Engineering City Premiering at CYFEST at the Cafesjian Center for the Arts, Embodied Dialogues is a new collaborative performance built around movement as a continuous process of transformation. Following the gestures and choreography of a Unitree G1 EDU humanoid robot, the dancers do not simply reproduce a predetermined sequence of movements—they extend, reinterpret, and transform it, turning algorithm into living action. The robot is neither opposed to the human nor an imitation of it; instead, it becomes an equal participant in a shared choreographic process. As in many of Andy Barrt's works, the performance is not driven by narrative but by the transformation of form: costume reshapes the body, movement reshapes space, and live music becomes another element within this spatial composition.
Alexandra Dementieva
Field Attunement
15.10.2026, 21:00 Special Events Auditorium Duration: 15 Engineers: Andranik Meliksetyan, Grigor Shirinyan Supported by CYLAND MediaArtLab in collaboration with the Physical AI, Robotics and Smart Manufacturing Laboratory at Engineering City Field Attunement is a performance about an environment that begins to act. At its center is the theremin, an instrument whose sound emerges within an invisible electromagnetic field and shifts with every movement of the body. As a non-human agent enters this field, the performer is no longer the sole source of action. Sound emerges through the interplay of bodies, algorithms, electromagnetic forces, space, and time. What begins as an attempt to regain control gradually gives way to observation, listening, and mutual attunement. The performance explores how different forms of agency can coexist within a shared environment without hierarchy, and how action can emerge from their interaction. Here, authorship is no longer individual but distributed across the system. Field Attunement unfolds as an emergent event—one that cannot be fully planned, predicted, or controlled.
Jaanika Peerna
Warm Offering of Cold
15.10.2026, 19:00 Location: Sasuntsi Davit Gallery Duration: 20 sound: John Grzinich costume: Tuuliki Peil For the performance, Jaanika Peerna uses a sculpted piece of ice as the central element of the choreography. Channeling a deeply felt engagement with the climate crisis, particularly the loss of glaciers, Peerna employs ice as a totemic representation of strength, beauty, and environmental fragility in her performances, as well as a medium of erasure, flow, and transformation. The participatory performance is held in dialogue of her installation Cold Love Yerevan. Jaanika Peerna is an Estonian-born artist based in New York and Lisbon. Her work encompasses drawing, installation, and performance, often dealing with transitions in light, air, water, and other natural phenomena. In her performances, she often involves the audience in participatory reflection on the current climate crisis. Her art practice stems from the corporeal experience of our existence and reaches toward an enhanced awareness of the fragility, interconnectedness, and wonder of all life.
