Robotic show opens Global AI Summit 2022

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, September, 2022

Brief

Kitonb Creative Studio approached the Antigravity Show team with a task to create a high-tech, multimedia performance for the opening of the Global AI Summit 2022. The goal was to impress and inspire the guests of the one of the world’s biggest AI forums.

Execution

The Antigravity Show team, which includes Front Pictures, Red Rabbit Entertainment, and PROFI r&d / innovations, created a technology-charged 6-min performance. The act featured live dancing, two LED screens attached to robotic arms, projection mapping, lasers, 7.1 sound, and a 23m LED wall as a background. The Front Pictures team was in charge of robotic arm programming, graphics production, and show control. The content creation involved 3D animations and simulations, as well as motion capture. The robotic arms were pre-programmed with millimeter precision. We were also involved in stage design to help seamlessly incorporate two robotic arms, each weighing 1.5 tons. All elements of the live show were perfectly synchronized with the help of a Screenberry media server.

Impact

This impactful performance, featuring a blend of art and technology, served as the opening act of the Global AI Summit 2022. The show was one of highlights of the event and was featured in many of the summit’s promo videos. It also received imprints in leading Saudi press outlets including The Saudi Post News. Hosted by the SDAIA (Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority), the Global AI Summit 2022 hosted 200+ speakers and industry experts from over 90 countries sharing their thought-provoking ideas in over 100+ sessions for three consecutive days. It also saw about 15,000 delegates in-person and over 21,000 attendees online attending the conference. 

Client

SDAIA / AI Summit

Creative Agency

Kitonb Creative Studio

Event Agency

Richard Attias & Associates

Capabilities

Robot Arm Programming, Motion Graphics, 3D Mapping, VFX, 3D Animation, Motion Caption, Show Control

Client
Kitonb Creative Studio
Agency
Richard Attias & Associates, Global AI Summit 2022
Artistic director
Angelo Bonello
Light designer
Daniele Davino
Choreographer
Thomas Signorelli
Project management
Fabrizio Minasi, Rosy Caruso

Anitigravity.show Team
Executive producer
Vika Zaiarna

Red Rabbit Entertainment
Directors
Konstantin Tomilchenko, Aleksandr Bratkovsky
Choreographer
Konstantin Tomilchenko

Front Pictures
Executive Producer
Yuri Kostenko
Art Director
Yuri Kostenko
Technical Director
Eugene Gruzdev

CG artists:
Max Poberezhskyi
Viacheslav Yaroslavskiy
Vasco Miguel (MØJØ Studio)
Catarina Saal (MØJØ Studio)

Media server operator
Mykhailo Telenchenko
Technology
Screenberry Media Server

Profi R&D / Innovations
Managing Director
Yevgen Gusarov
Robotic arm engineers
Vladyslav Lysenko, Yevhen Liudavichius
Technology
KUKA robotics
Profi
Rental equipment for events

Performer
Nikita Shapoval
Music and sound design
Cavemen Records
Composers
Vitaliy Kandyba, Vlad Kurach 

Costume designer
Kateryna Vytvytska
Makeup artists
Yuliia Tykhomyrova, Anastasia Topolnytska

Immolas Studio
Oleksandr Bezsmertnyi

Screen Pro
Oleksandr Sbitniev

The Mine Production
Camera
Rudnyk Vladyslav
Gaffer
Tymofii Herashchenko
Electrican
Alexander Korzh

Special thanks to Andrey Vasilenko (Platforma rent)