Raphael Xavier

Daniel Belquer

Sam Wells

Murilo O'Reilly

Jacobz Laddr

A﻿lways pushing the boundaries on the cross section between technology and art. Creating The Art of Haptics, a new form of artistic expression having the skin as a canvas for engaging experiences.

Pick a card, spark a scene. Jacobz Laddr shifts sound and light in real time. Drop in, bring friends, and shape the room together.

3401 Market St

Jacobz Laddr is an interactive, drop-in performance where the audience drives what happens next—one card at a time. <h2>How it works</h2><ul><li>There’s a deck of 20 cards.</li><li>Each time someone draws a card, the room responds instantly: the sound, light, and atmosphere shift to reveal a new scene.</li><li>Your choice doesn’t just add something, it changes the whole space, like turning a page in a live, immersive story.</li></ul> <h2>The 12-scene arc (and why it matters)</h2>This experience has a built-in countdown: when the 12th scene is revealed, the show ends.That means every draw pushes the piece forward toward a real finale. The room gradually transforms, tension builds, and the ending arrives as a collective result of everyone’s choices. <h2>Why it’s a truly unique show</h2>Because the order of draws shapes the journey, the show can unfold in 60,339,831,552,000 different ways. That's about 60× the estimated number of stars in the Andromeda Galaxy!So you’re not watching a “repeatable” performance, you’re inside a version that can only happen once, with this exact crowd, on this night. <h2>What to expect</h2><ul><li>No prep required : you don’t need to know anything going in.</li><li>Come for 5 minutes or stay for the full arc: you can drop in, but if you stick around you’ll feel the narrative build.</li><li>It’s social and collaborative: bring friends and let them pick a card too.</li><li>Every run is different: the order of the cards changes the journey.</li></ul> <h2>Your role</h2>You’re not “watching” a show: you’re activating it.Draw a card, watch the environment change, and feel the moment you helped create. THE TEAMPerformers Raphael Xavier: MC and PoetryDaniel Belquer: Synth and TechSam Wells: Trumpet and TechMurilo O'Reilly: Analog and Digital Percussion Crew Conceived by Daniel BelquerDirected by Dai Boschini and Daniel BelquerLight Design by Renato MachadoProduction Assistant: Jakob VedovaCards Design: Saffron Buscemi Film version: Directed by Dai BoschiniDirector of Photography: Aaron Windhurst1st Assistant Camera: Hadyn Carter-HansonProduction Assistant: Emma Nolen SPECIAL THANKS TO DREXEL UNIVERSITY AND TEMPLE UNIVERSITY FOR THE KIND SUPPORT OF THIS INITIATIVE.

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