A sound creation workshop in an immersive audiovisual context, led by TremensS and Ténèbre (ExperiensS / 665.99) and Pierre Carré (IRCAM computer music designer)

In 1972, Iannis Xenakis’ Polytope de Cluny was a rare combination of sophisticated and popular art: an immersive sonic and visual experience, the prototype for many multimedia works. The spatialized soundtrack, the crackling flashes, the figures drawn by the laser beams and reflected by the mirrors… this unconventional work plunged the spectator into a hurricane of lights and electronic music.

In June 2022, the digital art studio ExperiensS and Pierre Carré (IRCAM) re-adapted the Polytope for the first time in its original monumental scale, alongside a new creation by the Italian collective /nu/thing with ExperiensS, Where You There at the Beginning. The new 2025 edition includes two new electronic creations, 665.99 (TremensS x Ténèbre) and CHLOÉ.

For the ManiFeste Academy, TremensS, Ténèbre, and Pierre Carré are using the Polytope 2025 installation to explore with 6 young artists, the creative, experiential, and technical issues involved in an immersive audiovisual installation or performance.

For this event, 1 spot is reserved for an emerging artist supported by the Ulysses Platform.

Dates and venue:

16 June – 21 June 2025, CENTQUATRE-PARIS

21 June, 17.00 – 19.00: public presentations as part of ManiFeste-2025

More info here

Polytope 2022 / Photo: Stéphane Sby Balmy