Q&A: Samaquias Lorta

The Q&A Sessions are held in the virtual networking platform “wonder”. 

Here’s how it works:

1. Click the Link above (delegates only). Pro Tipp: Wonder works best in an updated browser (Chrome has proven to be the most reliable) on your laptop but can also be accessed on your mobile phone.

2. When entering the room for the first time you are asked to choose a name and take a photo. Both will be displayed for other attendees as your avatar. You can change your name & photo later via “Settings”.

3. Please make sure that your camera + mic are enabled. You can change the video/audio input source in the settings after entering the space.

4. Once you entered the space you can walk around using the arrow keys or by clicking wherever you want to go (or touch on mobile phone). There are three different rooms that you can “walk” to: The Bar for casual chats and networking in between Q&A Sessions as well as two separate spaces for the Q&A Sessions named after the artists that are talking in that room. Walk your avatar to the session that you want to attend and join the circle in order to start the video chat. Ask questions.

5. You can start a conversation with other attendees by getting close to their avatars. Once a circle appears around you and the other avatar a video chat starts automatically.

6. If you have any questions or technical issues please contact “MW:M Live Support” via private chat.

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Through a nomadic lifestyle and submersion into interdisciplinary arts, Samaquias Lorta has developed a vision of challenging performance techniques, incorporating multimedia productions. His artistic vision seeks to create a discourse on mental health and ecological thought influenced by his background as a Mexican-American orphan. Lorta's sonic elements identify as electric acoustic timbres, generative musical structures that allow improvisation with a focus towards virtuosic cello performance