Inside the Tank

About This Event

Inside the Tank is a mono-opera for flute, voice, and electronics about a woman who transforms images of struggle into a broadcast of compassion. The performer/composer wears an EEG headset and body sensors; real-time brainwave, heart, and breath data shape the electronic score so the audience hears emotions shift from dissonance to consonance. In B2, AI-generated visuals and motion capture translate fine-scale gestures and physiological states into evolving light and image, immersing listeners in an arc from confinement to expansive empathy. About Grace Leslie Grace Leslie is a composer, flutist, and researcher whose work bridges music, neuroscience, and human–computer interaction. She is an Associate Professor at the University of Colorado Boulder (ATLAS Institute; College of Music) and directs the Brain Music Lab. Leslie’s performances and installations translate biophysical signals—EEG, heart, and breath—into immersive sound worlds, exploring music as a medium for empathy and regulation. Her work appears across concert halls, galleries, and research venues, with publications spanning music cognition and interactive systems.