What phase7 performing.arts Berlin does

phase7 performing.arts GmbH is a Berlin-based artist collective, founded in 1997 by director and media artist Sven Sören Beyer, that creates performative stage productions and large-scale art installations at the intersection of theater, music, and artificial intelligence. Its core technical differentiator is the integration of a Deep Learning model as a co-creative partner — functioning simultaneously as co-author, co-composer, and co-performer — supported by proprietary components including adaptive 'Ego fluens' scenography, 3D face-scanning audience projection, and AI voice development built with kling klang klong and T-Systems MMS. The flagship product, 'chasing waterfalls - Eine Artificial Intelligence Oper' (a 90-minute opera with six singers and nine instrumentalists), premiered at the Semperoper Dresden in September 2022 with an Asia premiere at Hong Kong's HKNVAF in November 2022.

The collective operates an event-driven, project-based business model funded through co-production fees with major cultural institutions, government commissions, and international festival presentations. Primary counterparties include opera houses (Semperoper Dresden), European Capital of Culture programs (Stavanger 2008, Umeå 2014, Plovdiv 2019, Bodø 2024), the German Federal Chancellery, and Special Olympics. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and engagements are negotiated directly. The company has no disclosed investors, no funding rounds, and no subsidiaries; it is founder-owned under German GmbH law with approximately 7 core staff and an extended production team of around 20.

Customer segments are concentrated in two vertical groups: cultural institutions and opera houses seeking AI-integrated programming, and international cultural events/festivals (including UNESCO Cultural Capitals) requiring distinctive artistic content. Distribution runs entirely through direct institutional booking and co-production partnerships; phase7 does not sell through retail or ticketing channels and maintains no consumer-facing app or API surface. The marketing footprint is built on prestige project visibility, the bilingual phase7.de website, and earned media from premieres and government commissions rather than paid channels.

Name

phase7 performing.arts Berlin

Legal name

phase7 performing.arts GmbH

Website

https://phase7.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

phase7 performing.arts GmbH is a Berlin-based artist collective founded in 1997 that creates AI-integrated opera productions and large-scale art installations for opera houses, European Capital of Culture programs, and government ceremonial events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Performing Arts Production

NAICS

Performing Arts Companies (7111), Musical Groups and Artists (71113)

akta.pro primary industry

Performing Arts Centers & Presenters (Programming/Booking) (MPAGABAM)

Keywords

• Opera productions
• AI-integrated performance art
• Performance art installations
• Cultural event programming
• Digital scenography

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Co-Production Fees: Revenue from co-productions with major cultural institutions such as the Semperoper Dresden and international arts festivals, where phase7 serves as the artistic collective partner.
2. Opera and Performance Production: Creation and presentation of opera productions and performance art installations, funded by cultural grants, co-production agreements, and venue presentations.
3. Art Installation Projects: Large-scale art installations commissioned by cultural events, cities, and institutions for public cultural programming.
4. International Festival Presentations: Performance presentations at international cultural capital events (Kulturhauptstadt) and special Olympics cultural programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

phase7 performing.arts Berlin is a Berlin-based artist collective that creates AI-integrated opera productions and large-scale performance art installations. The collective commissions, develops, and produces theatrical works in which deep learning AI systems participate as co-authors, co-composers, and co-performers alongside human singers, musicians, and technical artists, exploring the tension between human and machine as artistic discourse.

Product overview

phase7 performing.arts is a Berlin-based artist collective of theater and media artists, musicians, researchers, and digital specialists under the direction of director and media artist Sven Sören Beyer. The collective creates performative productions and installations with digital affinity, with a current thematic focus on the autonomization of Artificial Intelligence, its virtual and real impact on modern society and the self. The tension field between Human and Machine serves as catalyst for their artistic discourse. The primary offering is AI-driven opera productions such as 'chasing waterfalls,' where AI participates as a co-creative partner in deep learning processes, working alongside human performers to explore themes of digital identity and AI creativity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• chasing waterfalls - Eine Artificial Intelligence Oper A 90-minute AI-powered opera in which a deep learning AI participates as co-author, co-composer, and co-performer alongside six singers and nine instrumentalists. The production features a fluid digital scenography representing the 'Ego fluens' concept, with audience members able to have their faces 3D-scanned before performances to generate on-stage projections. The opera explores themes of self-determination in the digital age, digital identity, AI creativity, and the fluidity of human identity through the story of a woman confronting her 'Digital Twins.'
• Delusions I An early major performance work of the phase7 collective, part of the Delusions series exploring performance art concepts.
• Delusions II A continuation of the Delusions performance art series by the phase7 collective.
• c - the speed of light A key early performance work by the phase7 collective exploring thematic and technical dimensions of light and speed.
• traces and words all over A featured performance work by phase7, presented as part of the Stavanger European Capital of Culture 2008 program.
• Himmelsmechanik - eine entortung A performance work by phase7 exploring displacement and mechanical-spatial themes.
• Murmuration A performance work by phase7 premiered in 2013 and revived in 2016, exploring collective movement phenomena.
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Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Semperoper DresdencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Co-producer of 'chasing waterfalls - Eine Artificial Intelligence Oper'. Premiered September 3, 2022 at the Semperoper Dresden. This is a major co-production with one of Europe's leading opera houses, representing a significant institutional validation of phase7's AI-integrated artistic approach.
• New Vision Performing Arts Festivals Hong Kong (HKNVAF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Co-producer of 'chasing waterfalls'. Asia premiere held November 5, 2022. Represents phase7's expansion into Asian arts markets and international festival circuit.
• Angus Lee (Hong Kong)coreTechnology or IntegrationComposer and conductor for 'chasing waterfalls'. Led the musical-theatrical journey on the effects of AI and social media on life, working with the AI system as co-composer.
• kling klang klong - Studio for Sonic Experiences (Germany)coreTechnology or IntegrationStudio for Sonic Experiences contributed to composition and AI voice development for 'chasing waterfalls'. Responsible for working on AI voice with technical support from T-Systems MMS.
• T-Systems MMS (Germany)supportingTechnology or IntegrationProvided technical support for AI voice development in 'chasing waterfalls'. Contributed to the Deep Learning process that makes the AI a co-author, co-composer, and co-performer.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Blast Theory: UK-based artist group pioneering interactive and technology-driven performance and installation work since the early 1990s. Comparable to phase7 in using emerging digital technologies as artistic material and producing for international festivals and cultural institutions.
• Rimini Protokoll: Berlin-based theater collective known for documentary and technology-infused performance work. Closely comparable to phase7 as a German collective producing innovative theater using digital and conceptual tools for major cultural institutions and festivals.
• Random International: London-based studio creating large-scale immersive and technology-driven art installations. Comparable to phase7 as a creator of signature technology-integrated art installations commissioned by cultural institutions and presented internationally.
• Studio Drift: Dutch artist duo creating large-scale technology-driven kinetic installations and performances (including drone works). Comparable to phase7 in producing technology-integrated public art installations (e.g., Aarhus Fortuna 2.0 drone work) for European cultural programs.
• She She Pop: Berlin-based performance collective working at the intersection of theater, personal biography, and conceptual experimentation. Comparable to phase7 in operating as a small German artist collective producing devised, technology-aware performance work for international festivals.
• Sasha Waltz & Guests: Berlin-based dance and opera company producing large-scale interdisciplinary performances for international venues including opera houses. Comparable to phase7 as a Berlin collective producing opera/performance work at institutions like the Semperoper and major European festivals.
• Robert Lepage / Ex Machina: Canadian theater company led by Robert Lepage, fusing multimedia, technology, and live performance in large-scale opera and stage productions. Comparable to phase7 in pioneering AI/technology-integrated opera and multimedia scenography at major international opera houses and festivals.

Broad incumbents

• teamLab: Japanese interdisciplinary art collective producing massive digital and technology-integrated immersive art installations globally. Comparable to phase7 in treating digital/AI processes as artistic co-creators and producing large-scale installations for cultural venues and public events.

Emerging players

• Refik Anadol Studio: LA-based studio producing AI-driven data sculptures and large-scale generative installations. Comparable to phase7 in using AI/machine learning as the central artistic medium and producing installations for cultural institutions, museums, and public-facing venues.

Others

• Hauschka & Barbara Zibuschka (Kling Klang Klong): German studio for sonic experiences that co-developed AI voice technology for phase7's 'chasing waterfalls'. Listed as a peer rather than partner because their AI-voice and sonic-design capabilities overlap with the kind of technology-integrated audio production phase7 pursues, making them an adjacent ecosystem participant.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

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