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Quantum Quartet The Perimeter Institute The Quantum Quartet is an experimental multi-movement work composed by Canadian composer Kotoka Suzuki (currently teaching at the University of Chicago) that explores arguably the most fascinating question raised in quantum theory: can one transport oneself to another place or time? This
project will attempt to explore this phenomenon metaphorically. In this
work for string quartet, two dancers, and quantum computer, a dancer
and two instrumentalists (violin and viola) will be brought to the performance
hall from another location by means of video cameras and projected onto
three separate screens: one large screen for the dancer and two smaller
screens for the performers. Using a quantum computer (from the Perimeter
Institute for Theoretical Physics) and infrared sensors as the controlling
device, the visual components as well as sounds produced by each member
of the string quartet will be digitally processed and manipulated in
real-time as the two dancers move on and off the stage. We believe this
project will distinguish itself as a first of its kind, by involving
all of the proposed technology in an imaginative way. This project will be performed by the Penderecki String Quartet and members of the Dancetheatre David Earle. The work will be realized in collaboration with one of the leading quantum computing physicist, Raymond Laflamme, the Founding Member of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics and Director of the Institute for Quantum Computing at the University of Waterloo. Click
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