PLAYER 1# by João Carlos Pinto

⭐PLAYER 1# is a live, integral audiovisual performance where technology, body, and gesture fuse into a unique expressive system. In this hybrid work, João Carlos Pinto transforms a PlayStation controller into an expanded performative instrument, controlling sound, light, video, lasers, and smoke in real time, with no use of post-production.

Highlights
🎮 A PlayStation controller reinvented as a performative instrument
🎛️ Live control of sound, light, video, lasers, and smoke in a single gesture
🧍‍♂️ The performer’s body as the central interface of the artistic creation
🎶 An experience situated between concert, performance, and audiovisual installation

General Info
📅 Dates and times: January 24 & 25, 7pm
🚪 Doors open: 6pm, with an open bar
📍 Location: ZABRA – Av. Infante Dom Henrique 332 R/C, 1800-224 Edifício 3, Lisbon
👤 Age requirement: recommended for ages 16 and up
♿ Accessibility: easy access for people with reduced mobility; there is no adapted restroom
🚗 Parking: available in the surrounding area. Parking in private lots in the adjacent areas is prohibited
⚠️ Warning: this event uses strobe lights and other intermittent light effects, which can cause visual discomfort or trigger seizures in people with photosensitive epilepsy. Due caution is recommended.

Description
In this live audiovisual performance, gesture becomes a compositional engine and the body takes on the role of sensitive interface between human and technology. Using a PlayStation controller, João Carlos Pinto builds a performative system where sound, image, and light are manipulated in real time, eliminating any separation between creation and execution. PLAYER 1# invites reflection on presence, control, and expressiveness in a technological context, positioning itself in a fluid territory between concert, performance, and installation. An intense and singular experience that challenges the boundaries between the machinic and the human. Get your tickets now!

Artistic direction, music, video, and lights: João Carlos Pinto
Patch programming: UserFriendly Sounds and João Carlos Pinto
Performance: João Carlos Pinto and Inês Nêves
Documentation: Francisco Gaspar
Commissioned by: Casa da Música