Drone art (also known as drone display or drone light show) is the use of multiple

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s (drones), often

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which fly in a coordinated fashion with light fixtures attached. They are usually equipped with multiple

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s and the display is held at night. The first drone display was presented in 2012 in Linz, Austria; the Ars Electronica Futurelab introduced SPAXELS (short for "space elements") for the first time. The displays are often for entertainment and the drones may use flocking or swarming behaviour. The drones have the capability to produce images. Using the

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, displays have been employed for advertising purposes.

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has produced the

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, a type of drone used in light shows. The drones were used during the

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, a

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halftime show in 2017, and a 2018

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celebration. Drone light shows differ from fireworks displays in that drones are reusable; they do not produce air and

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. However, drone displays cannot happen during rain or strong winds. In the 2020s, some cities in the United States replaced

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fireworks displays with drone or laser light shows, to reduce fire risk, air pollution, and the disturbance of dogs and people with

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. Concerns about safety have also emerged in response to malfunctioning of public drone light displays, such as prior to a match in the

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, 350 of the 500 performing drones plunged into the water due to a glitch.

List of drone displays

Riyadh Seasons 2021 Drone Show performed by Geoscan Group

Rzhev Memorial to the Soviet Soldier show to pay respect

2012

* June 2012 - 19 LED-equipped UAVs, with mirrors mounted to them performed at a world premiere by Marshmallow Laser Feast at ''Meet Your Creator'', ''Saatchi & Saatchi New Directors' Showcase'' / Cannes, France. * September 2012 - 49 LED-equipped UAVs, called SPAXELS (short for "Space Elements") performed at a world premiere by

Ars Electronica Ars Electronica Linz GmbH is an Austrian cultural, educational and scientific institute active in the field of new media art, founded in Linz in 1979. It is based at the Ars Electronica Center (AEC), which houses the Museum of the Future, in t ...

Futurelab.

2013

* March 2013 - 50 SPAXELS used to perform at the premiere of the film ''

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'' next to

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* August 2013 - 30 SPAXELS used to perform the opening of the new campus at QUT,

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, Australia

2015

* November 2015 - 100 SPAXELS used for the first

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"Drone100" by Ars Electronica Futurelab for

2016

* November 2016 - Five hundred drones were used in Krailling, Germany setting a

. * November 2016 to Jan 8, 2017 - Intel/Disney "Star Bright Holidays",

Disney Springs Disney Springs is an outdoor shopping, dining, and entertainment complex at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, near Orlando. First opened in 1975 as Lake Buena Vista Shopping Village, it has been expanded and rebra ...

, Walt Disney World Resort,

Lake Buena Vista, Florida Lake Buena Vista ( or ) is a city in Orange County, Florida, United States. It is mostly known for being the mailing address for Walt Disney World, although almost all of the resort facilities, including all four theme parks, are physically loc ...

2017

* 5 February 2017 - Three hundred drones performed during a

Lady Gaga Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (born March 28, 1986), known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her image reinventions and versatility across the entertainment industry, she is an influ ...

song in the

Super Bowl LI halftime show The Super Bowl LI Halftime show took place on February 5, 2017, at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, as part of Super Bowl LI. Lady Gaga headlined the show, with no special guests (the first overall solo-headlined show since the Super Bowl XLIV, 2 ...

. * 2017 - At the

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China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

, 1,180 drones performed. * September 2017 - To mark the release of the home version of the Wonder Woman film, 300 drones displayed an enormous "W" in the night sky above

Los Angeles Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...

. * December 2017 - A swarm of 300 Intel drones performed at

Art Basel Art Basel is a for-profit, privately owned and managed, international art fair staged annually in Basel (Switzerland), Miami Beach (US), Hong Kong and Paris. Art Basel provides a platform for galleries to show and sell their work to buyers, an ...

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by Studio Drift and performed by Intel and DroneStories.

2018

* 2018 - During the

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, 1,218 drones performed, breaking the previous world record. * June 2018 - One hundred SKYMAGIC drones performed in Newcastle, England creating shapes synchronized to music at the opening of the Great Exhibition of the North. * July 2018 - Intel celebrated its 50th anniversary with 2018 simultaneous drones over their facility in

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setting a Guinness world record. Intel flew 2066 drones.

2019

* January 2019 - Two hundred SKYMAGIC drones were deployed for the world's first New Year's Countdown set to fireworks and music for New Year's celebrations on

Al Marjan Island Al Marjan Island is a group of 4 coral-shaped islands in a man-made archipelago located in Al Jazirah Al Hamra, Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, in the Persian Gulf. It is administered by the Al Marjan Island Company. Several resorts, beaches, touris ...

. * 3 February 2019 - 150 enhanced Intel Shooting Star drones, choreographed to the music of

Maroon 5 Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band from Los Angeles, California. It consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Adam Levine, rhythm guitarist and keyboardist Jesse Carmichael, lead guitarist James Valentine (musician), James Valentine, d ...

at the

halftime show * July 2019 - Two hundred and fifty drones performed at the opening show of the 24th

World Scout Jamboree The World Scout Jamboree is a Scouting Jamboree (Scouting), jamboree of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, typically attended by several tens of thousands of Scouts from around the world, aged 14 to 17. At the jamboree, many scouts sw ...

. * August 2019 - Five hundred drones performed at the 80 years of VDNH celebration in

Moscow Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...

. * October 2019 - Two hundred drones presented the new

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208 show above

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. * December 10, 2019 - 150 drones were used to show a spectacular dazzling display for the ending ceremony of

South Asian Games The South Asian Games is a quadrennial multi-sport event held among athletes from South Asia. The South Asia Olympic Council, which was formed in 1983, governs it. The Games consist of seven countries, namely Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, N ...

2020, Nepal held at the Dasharath stadium in

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2020

* June 2020 - A 200 drones light show celebrating the 3rd San Giovanni Festival, breaking the world record for simultaneous indoor drone flight * September 3, 2020 - Geoscan Group launched 2,198 drones at the 75th anniversary of the end of the World War II in

Saint Petersburg, Russia Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the List of cities and towns in Russia by population, second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the Neva, River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland ...

. The record was registered by the Record Book of Russia. * September 20, 2020 - 3,051 drones created a spectacular light show in

setting a Guinness world record. The record was set by Shenzhen Damoda Intelligent Control Technology Co., Ltd in Zhuhai, Guandong. * November 7, 2020 - President-elect

Joe Biden Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as the 47th vice p ...

's presidential victory speech featured a celebration drone light and firework show in

Wilmington, Delaware Wilmington is the List of municipalities in Delaware, most populous city in the U.S. state of Delaware. The city was built on the site of Fort Christina, the first Swedish colonization of the Americas, Swedish settlement in North America. It lie ...

. * November 8, 2020 - 1,000 drones show at the «Wonder of Light» festival in Saint Petersburg performed by Geoscan Group * December 31, 2020 - 300 drones show at the

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fireworks and lighting display in London performed by SKYMAGIC

2021

* March 17, 2021 - 500 Intel drones in a (pre-recorded) ''Orchestra of Light'' show to celebrate

Saint Patrick's Day Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick (), is a religious and cultural holiday held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick (), the foremost patron saint of Ireland. Saint Patrick's Day was made an official Chris ...

Dublin Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, pa ...

* April 6, 2021 – Drone Show Europe by Spectrum production team launched first drone show in central Europe.The show was performed near Prague Castle (the largest castle complex in the world) Drone Show Prague * April 12, 2021 – Geoscan Drone Show team launched 500 drones in Veliky Novgorod, Russia to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the 1st manned flight in space. * May 2, 2021 – a performance of 500 quadcopters was shown at the Tourist Season Opening festival in St. Petersburg. * May 9, 2021 – 1000 drones were launched by Geoscan Drone Show team at the Rzhev Memorial to the Soviet Soldier paying respect to soldiers who fell in the

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. * May 2021 – 580 quadcopters show presentation of the new

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city. It was performed by the Geoscan Drone Show team. * July 2021, a show using 5200 drones in China * July 23, 2021 - 1,824 drones are used during the

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2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...

opening ceremony. The drones began above the stadium in positions which depicted the Tokyo 2020 games emblem slowly changing into a rotating sphere with the countries of the world outlined. * August 21, 2021 – a drone show of 1200 quadcopters were launched in Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia by Geoscan Drone Show celebrating the city's 800th anniversary. * August 25, 2021 – 1000 drones were put into the sky in Ufa, Russia by Geoscan Drone Show in a display dedicated to the beginning of the

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Russia contest. * August 27, 2021 –

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company presented its new smartphones in

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with a drone show of 500 quadcopters launched by the Geoscan Drone Show team. * August 31, 2021 – 1000 drones launch to celebrate the Knowledge Day in

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* September 4, 2021 - a 100-drone show by Cyberdrone to celebrate the 875th anniversary of Yelets, Russia * September 18, 2021 - Cyberdrone's light show with 100 drones celebrating the

Balashikha Balashikha ( rus, Балашиха, p=bəlɐˈʂɨxə) is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Pekhorka River east of the Moscow Ring Road. Population: Etymology In Finno-Ugric languages, ''Bala-shika'' means ''land of celebration ...

City Day * September 21, 2021 – 1000 drones were used in a drone display performed by Geoscan Drone Show during the

Armenia Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...

Independence Day celebrations. * October 20, 2021 – 2100 drones were used in a display performed by Geoscan Drone Show during the opening ceremony of

Riyadh Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the Riyadh Governorate. Located on the eastern bank of Wadi Hanifa, the current form of the metropolis largely emerged in th ...

Seasons 2021. * December 4, 2021 - 300 drones illuminated the sky of

Mumbai Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...

in
Cyberdrone
show. * December 11, 2021 - 500 Cyberdrone drones turned the 75 years of

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celebration into a spectacle.

2022

* January 1, 2022 - Cyberdrone

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light show with 500 drones dancing in the sky * January 1, 2022 - a SKYMAGIC show (from SkyMagic) in London as part of the New Year's Day celebration * January 29, 2022 - 1000 drones designed and built by BotLab Dynamics, an Indian startup, performed in a display at the

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ceremony in

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as a part of India's

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celebrations. * February, 2022 - a drone light show team ''Verge Aero'' were contestants and given a "golden buzzer" (sending them to the finals in the TV show '' America's Got Talent: Extreme'' * March 1, 2022 - 663

UAVs An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or unmanned aircraft system (UAS), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft with no human pilot, crew, or passengers onboard, but rather is controlled remotely or is autonomous.De Gruyter Handbook of Drone ...

formed the slogan "Русский военный корабль, иди на хуй" (" Russian warship, go **** yourself") against the background of the '' Motherland Monument'' in

Kyiv Kyiv, also Kiev, is the capital and most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both sides of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2022, its population was 2, ...

. * March 6, 2022 -

Disneyland Paris Disneyland Paris is an entertainment resort in Marne-la-Vallée, France, located about east of Paris. It encompasses two theme parks, seven Disney-owned hotels, two convention centers, a golf course, an arena, and a shopping, dining and entert ...

premiered a pre and post Illuminations drone show called D Lite and After Glow for their 30th birthday celebrations which ran nightly until 30 September 2022. * March 2022 - The world's first feature-length art show containing drones
SKY SONG
a
Adelaide Fringe Festival
performed by Celestial. It had the world's biggest holographic projector screens and showcased First Nation art * June 25, 2022 - 500 drones flying over the

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throughout the opening ceremony of the

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in 2022 in Oran * June 26, 2022 - 800 drones created formations over El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium to celebrate the 45th anniversary of

Djibouti Djibouti, officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden to the east. The country has an area ...

's Independence. BotLab Dynamics designed and executed the show which was the first and largest show in Africa. * August 28, August 30 and September 1, 2022 - 400 drones by SKYMAGIC performed three shows in Weston-super-Mare, England as part of the See Monster art installation. * October 2022 - 500 drones, performed by Celestial and commissioned by

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, lit up the skies in

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for the season finale of '' The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power'' making it th
first drone show
in West Africa.

2023

* January 1, 2023
Celestial
drones performed at the London New Year's Eve Celebration * January 7, 2023 - At The Awakening, the opening ceremony of

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, held at

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, a giant head spoke to the people of the city. * January 29, 2023 - BotLab Dynamics' fleet of 3500 drones lit up the skies of New Delhi during the Beating Retreat ceremony for the second year in a row, to perform the world's second largest drone light show till date * March 14, 2023 - Drone show Europe by Spectrum production team flew 500 drones in Albania. This was the first show in Albania and one of the biggest shows in the whole of Europe. The drone show also won international awards. * April 2, 2023 - 600 drones used to perform in promoting the animated film '' The Super Mario Bros. Movie'' at the

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. * April 16 and April 26, 2023 - 864 drones by Studio Drift performed at

Coachella Coachella (officially called the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and sometimes known as Coachella Festival) is an annual music festival, music and arts festival held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, in the Coachella Valle ...

festival during both of Björk's sets, based on "architectural and physics shapes—curves based on biology, like cells and microorganisms." * July 4, 2023 - 500 drones created a slowly turning representation of the

Statue of Liberty The Statue of Liberty (''Liberty Enlightening the World''; ) is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, within New York City. The copper-clad statue, a gift to the United States from the people of French Thir ...

at the start of Macy's Fourth of July Spectacular, a fireworks show in

New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...

, over the

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on the east side of

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. * July 4, 2023 - 500 drones were used for a unique drone light show for the first time in

Downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles (DTLA) is the central business district of the city of Los Angeles. It is part of the Central Los Angeles region and covers a area. As of 2020, it contains over 500,000 jobs and has a population of roughly 85,000 residents ...

at Gloria Molina Grand Park for thei
Gloria Molina Grand Park's 4th of July Block Party
* Aug 27, 2023
DroneSwarm
produce the UK's first drone light show proposal at Newby Hall in

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* October 2023 –

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's shirt sponsor, Sela, created an animated drone display above the

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stadium in

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, England to celebrate the team's return to the

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after their last campaign 20 years earlier.

2024

* On March 25, 2024, Athens celebrated Greek Independence Day with a synchronized drone show over Lycabettus Hill. Organized by Grizzly Entertainment Hellas, the first drone light show company in Greece, the display featured patriotic symbols and historic imagery, blending technology with national pride. * On July 1, 2024,

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's birthday celebration at Gloria Molina Grand Park featured a spectacular drone light show orchestrated by Grizzly Drones. The event was a dazzling success, captivating attendees with intricate aerial displays. * On July 4, 2024, a drone show featuring 700 drones took place at Gloria Molina Grand Park. The annual event showcased a theme centered on technology, innovation, and sustainability. * July 14, 2024 - 1,571 drones were used at

to created a giant tricolor Mickey Mouse for their special drone show accompained with fireworks to commemorate

Bastille Day Bastille Day is the common name given in English-speaking countries to the national day of France, which is celebrated on 14 July each year. It is referred to, both legally and commonly, as () in French, though ''la fête nationale'' is also u ...

, set a

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title for orchestrating “the Largest aerial display of a fictional character formed by multirotors/drones". * On August 22, 2024,

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celebrated

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with a groundbreaking event that seamlessly blended tradition and innovation. The festivities featured a 30-minute drone light show over the

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, where 1,300 drones formed intricate formations and animations, synchronized with a curated soundtrack blending traditional Hungarian music and modern compositions. This innovative display was a collaborative effort between Grizzly Drones, Portugal's Ignition Concept, and Hungary's Visual Europe Group, seamlessly integrating with a traditional fireworks display to create a unified and immersive experience. The event highlighted

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's rich cultural heritage while embracing modern technological advancements, setting a new standard for public celebrations in Europe. * September 26, 2024 - In Shenzhen, China, 10,197 drones were confirmed to be used in a drone show above Shenzhen Bay Park to celebrate National Day. Despite challenges from strong winds and heavy ionospheric interference, the Damoda team successfully set two Guinness World Records for “The most multirotor/drones airborne simultaneously from a single computer (outdoors)” and “The largest aerial image formed by multirotors/drones”. * On October 5, 2024, Greek singer

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celebrated her 50-year career with a record-breaking concert at Athens'

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, attended by over 65,000 fans—the largest audience for a Greek music concert. The event featured the stadium's first-ever drone light show, orchestrated by Grizzly Drones, Greece's first drone light show company. The drones were choreographed to synchronize with Vissi's iconic songs, forming shapes, lyrics, and symbols that complemented the live music.

Drone teams

* Ars Electronica Futurelab

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