autoplay, billed as Africa's first AI opera, brings real-time AI-composed music to South Africa's National Arts Festival, where no two shows are alike.
SOUTH AFRICA · CULTURE
Key Facts
—The work: “autoplay” is billed as Africa’s first AI opera, created by the South African company Darkroom Contemporary.
—The twist: Generative artificial intelligence composes the music in real time, so no two performances are ever the same.
—The audience: Viewer interaction helps shape how each show unfolds.
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