Patricia Alessandrini

Patricia Alessandrini is a composer and sound artist. Her interactive, intermedial compositions have been presented in the Americas, Asia, Australia, and over 15 European countries. She studied at the Conservatorio di Bologna, Conservatoire de Strasbourg and IRCAM, and holds PhDs from Princeton University and the Sonic Arts Research Centre (SARC). She teaches at Stanford University/CCRMA, and performs research on immersion, interaction, creative AI and instrument design for inclusive performance.

Patricia Alessandrini will be working on a theatrical, collaborative intermedial work for coloratura virtuoso Marisol Montalvo and Donatienne Michel-Dansac and ensemble, based on a libretto by novelist Alexandra Kleeman. Drawing on her previous physical computing experience, Patricia will create soft robotics systems with musical and visual interest for this duodrama. Marisol and Donatienne will contribute to its core feminist-futurist themes: an interplanetary dialogue between two women, informed by cyberfeminist theory.