Dear Lord, Make Me Beautiful
Timeline: 06-12/2024
Category: Ballet, Multimedia Performance, Visual Design, UX/UI
Role: Visual Assistant, Projection Engineer
Tools & Technology: Unreal Engine, TouchDesigner, PyTorch, StyleGAN3
Venue: Park Avenue Armory, New York
Press Release: https://www.armoryonpark.org/programs_events/detail/dear_lord
Dear Lord, Make Me Beautiful is a multimedia ballet at Park Avenue Armory, in collaboration with new media artist Cao Yuxi, choreographer Kyle Abraham, and yMusic. I contributed to the visual design and real-time cue system, exploring how generative AI can extend traditional creative practices into responsive, performative media. The work involved training a StyleGAN3 model on Chinese Shanshui paintings, translating AI-generated imagery into GPU-based particle systems in Unreal Engine, and designing an OSC-driven interactive cue system that allowed performers and operators to shape visuals in real time during a live ballet performance.
Rehearsal Photos
Workflow

StyleGAN Model Training Result
Generated Video

StyleGAN Visualizer

Transforming AI-Generated Videos in Controllable 3D Particles in Unreal Engine

Cue System in TouchDesigenr

Cue System in Unreal Engine
Premiere
December 3-14, 2024, Park Avenue Armory
Photo by Stephanie Berger, Courtesy of Park Avenue Armory.
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