Time: 14:00-17:00, Oct. 16th, 2015

Location: : L3 Grand Ballroom, Intercontinental Hotel Shanghai Puxi

To embrace the development brought by the Internet Era and the information and communication technologies and follow closely the latest trends of international artistic creations, the Art Festival will join hands with artists to greet the challenges posed by the new era and focus on innovation by combining artistic creation and technological application. The application of new technologies in the process of artistic creation and production can enhance the output quality of new creative works. Furthermore, the combined use of Internet and new media technology creates an efficient channel for publicity, broadening the influence of arts among the new audience.

Keynote Speakers

HAN Sheng

President and Professor of Shanghai Theatre Academy

Thomas Ostermeier

Artistic Director of the Berlin Schaubuehne am Lehniner Platz, Germany

Tobias Veit

Director of the Berlin Schaubuehne am Lehniner Platz, Germany

John Textor

Executive Chairman of Pulse Evolution Corporation (PLFX)

Pulse Evolution: The Making of Virtual Michael Jackson and the Limitless Future of Digital Humans

Gerfried Stocker

Artistic Director of Ars Electronica in Linz, Austria, Media Artist, Telecommunications Engineer 

Mel Yang

CEO of Quanta Arts Foundation, Artistic Director of Quanta Philharmonic Orchestra, Artistic Director of All Music Theatre