Workshop

Artists’ short bios

Tianding He, a Chinese-born experimental theatre director and multidisciplinary artist based in the US, is the founding artistic director of B·O·N·D International Virtual Performance Festival. She challenges anthropocentric ideology through object performance, physical theatre, and cutting-edge technologies. Her work has been showcased globally, including at venues like HERE Arts Center, Rattlestick Theatre, La Mama in New York, and international theater festivals, including Global Forms Theater Festival, and Wuzhen International Theatre Festival in China. Tianding holds two master’s degrees from NYU and Hunter College and a Ph.D. from UC Irvine and UC San Diego.

Tong Wu & Yuguang (YG) Zhang are a new media artist duo raised on the Internet. They now co-exist with their digital doubles in Brooklyn, New York, and Chrome browser. Their joint artistic practice, which incorporates interactive installation, AI models, web pages, creative design, and workshops, explores the subtle yet dynamic connections we make with ubiquitous AI systems embedded around us and the societal or cultural shifts that come along. Wu & Zhang’s collaborative work has been showcased at the Code: ART Festival 2023 in Palo Alto, California, U.S., and the INDEX Biennale 2022 in Braga, Portugal. They also have been invited to lead creative workshops about generative AI at CultureHub Art Center, New York, and the School of Visual Arts, New York.

Brian Shin-Hua Ellis is a creative coder, composer, and multi-instrumentalist. His artistic drive lies in using code to democratize creative expression. He founded the Brooklyn Motion Capture Dance Ensemble to explore this concept through the medium of dance, and to expand the possibilities of movement-based musical interfaces. Brian additionally maintains many performance practices. He incorporates classical guitar, mountain dulcimer, live electronics, and no-input-mixing into his solo practice, and is an ensemble member with Echo Ense