Brandon Powers
Brandon Powers creates visceral experiences at the intersection of theatre, dance, and technology across physical and virtual space. Leveraging his expertise as a director and choreographer, his work focuses on capturing liveness in the digital, and shifting culture towards a more embodied future. Brandon collaborated on AI-powered immersive installation, Frankenstein AI (2018 Sundance Film Festival), created interactive choreography for VR-narrative Queerskins: ark (prod: Intel Studios, Tribeca Film Festival 2020, Venice Film Festival 2020) and worked alongside Tony Award winner Andy Blankenbuehler for Bandstand (Broadway/Paper Mill Playhouse). He is a 2020 Sokoloff Arts Creative Fellow and staff member of Musical Theatre Factory where he leads MTF XR, a new program dedicated to supporting the next generation of musical theatre in XR. He has spoken about the intersection of arts and technology at Creative Tech Week, the TCG National Conference, Verizon’s 5G Lab and Lincoln Center.