READSydney Opera’s Houses series UnWrapped presented “An ongoing series dedicated to uncovering the best independent creators. UnWrapped hands over the stage and introduces audiences to an eclectic panorama of the finest original performances by groundbreaking and unique local artists”. This series of UnWrapped was co-curated by Sydney Opera House’s Head of Screen, Stuart Buchanan and former Director of Programming, Fiona Winning. UnWrapped’s Plagiary asks ‘What happens when artificial intelligence is calling the creative shots?’. The immersive work combines contemporary dance, animated visuals, A.I. and 10 live performers in a bold new exploration of form and live performance experience. Plagiary cracks open a space to deepen our knowledge of embodiment. It champions the human body as one of the final entities untouched by artificial intelligence. A new show is improvised each night from scratch, as ten exceptional contemporary dancers become vessels for unpredictable directives, dictated by a computer voice presence. Acclaimed media artist Sam Mcgilp crafts new visual worlds of AI video for every performance. The audience is invited to delve further into this collaboration between human and machine. Follow the AI prompts via an onstage screen displaying the text that directs the performance. Or wear custom glasses to mask the text – the choice is yours.