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an online platform based on CRP (Critical Response Process) methodology for enabling artists to obtain o ine and online audience feedback and test various forms of engagement. Through respond, the agency has encouraged the start-up of new creative dance projects making use of spectators’ contributions, with the collaboration of choreographers Robbie Synge and Hagit Yakira. More information: http://www. yorkshiredance.com/respond, https:// youtu.be/TrBvYXbskCc, https://vimeo. com/110465773#at=161.• The2wiceArtsFondationhasdevelopedan iPad app that breaks away from the idea of the ‘fourth wall’ (the invisible barrier separating the performers from the audience watching the performance in person) and ‘ fth wall’ (the same but in a digital environment). ‘Fifth Wall’89 transforms the tablet screen into a digital interactive stage across which we can make the choreographer Jonah Bokaer move as we wish.music introduced cashless payment using smart wristbands equipped with the PayPal system.• Beacon technology is used at performing arts events to improve interaction with spectators; beacons are located in the stage areas. Such is the case of Festival Temporada Alta,93 where the use of Bluetooth to launch campaigns via mobile telephones has enabled it to attract new audiences through public libraries and interact with them to provide promotional o ers before and after the shows.• Children also have the chance to experience interactive shows, such as that of the company Imaginart. Little Night94 is a oor/screen that interacts with the young audience, who play the leading role, based on their reactions. It is a marvellous wayof stimulating and educating the senses so that they create a world of their own.• Kinect95 technology, widely developed in the videogame environment, has also been applied in the performing arts sector, as in the case of The Computer Orchestra96 project run at the ECAL, which allows somebody to direct and monitor a whole computerised orchestra through the recognition of gestures and movements: https://vimeo.com/74922458.Use of the ‘Fifth Wall’ application• The ‘Theatre in Paris’90 initiative, focused on o ering French theatre shows with English subtitles for international audiences, has experimented with the use of glasses incorporating augmented reality technology for customised subtitles of content at the show Mistinguett.91• Alternative payment systems are also being implemented in the performing arts. Cruïlla Barcelona Summer Festival92 devoted to popThe Computer Orchestra projectAC/E DIGITAL CULTURE ANNUAL REPORT 201661