Not (so) Human

Electroacoustic Music Composition and Performance

Music Composition, Performance: Luca Forcucci
Choreography and Dance: Music Composition, Performance: Luca Forcucci
Visual design: Christine Bonansea Saulut, Luca Forcucci

The piece exists as a solo music performance and as a dance performance.

The synthesis of acoustic and electronic elements creates a bridge between ancestral knowledge of musical instruments and contemporary technology, inviting reflection on how AI agents will shape our future soundscapes—and our perception—in an augmented context. Extensive research in South and West Africa since 2015 feeds the sonic material of this project.

Not (so) Human immerses audiences in a universe where electroacoustic music and contemporary dance merge to explore the concept of augmentation. Here, sonic architectures don’t merely accompany—they breathe, react, and evolve with movement, transcending the boundaries between choreography and musical composition. The body navigates structural elements, revealing its impact within the spatiotemporal dimensions generated by sonic architecture. This approach creates a unique choreographic language where movement and sound interweave—a sonic feedback loop where motion’s impact is captured, integrated, and digested by artificial agents.

Not (so) Human unveils the fascinating tension between corporeal presence and the disembodied nature of artificial intelligence. Electroacoustic composition becomes a mediating force, building bold bridges between physical and virtual domains. This sensory conversation questions our relationship to human expression in the face of artificial systems, exposing both the unsettling harmonies and revealing contradictions of their interaction.