These special times require different approaches and creative thinking to offer the best proposal, which includes hybrid events (both on-site and online), with a wide variety of content – from talks, hackathons, debates and co-creation spaces, as well as the usual music shows – in order to connect and exchange ideas with people from different sectors, from creatives, cultural agents or even scientific institutions.
This year we're especially seeing the presence of universities and training or research centres like UPC, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), Instituto de Ciencias Fotónicas (ICFO), Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), ESMUC, Eina, Taller de Músics, IED, BAU and other institutions such as Ideal, Factory Berlin, Somerset House or In-edit festival. You'll be able to witness over 21 music shows that integrate artificial intelligence into their performance, as well as forty shows and DJ sets at SónarCCCB, here are our highlights.