Jur A** Itch Park
Photo by Jerome Allen-Smith (2025).
Season 2024-25
MAXlive

Jur A** Itch Park

A.I. Directs the Sequel
By
Grayson Earle & Johannes Büttner
Date
May 16, 2025
Where
CPR – Center for Performance Research
361 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211
Jur A** Itch Park is produced by Media Art Xploration (MAXlive), Kay Matschullat, Artistic Director, with support from Simons Foundation’s Science, Society & Culture division. Additional Funding provided by the Ettinger foundation, public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, the generous support of our individual donors, and 1014. Jur A** Itch Park supported by the @CPR Performance Series — as part of CPR Center for Performance Research

Jur A** Itch Park is an immersive performance and interactive film work by Grayson Earle and PROMPT.

Using AI, this project delves into the evolving relationship between humans and technology in the creative arts, featuring an AI-directed foray into “Jurassic Park” where you can play dinosaur, traveler, or audience. Be a part of the first audience on a film set with AI in the director’s seat. This will be a new type of collaboration with AI that begs the question: Who is prompting Whom?

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Featured Collaborators

Johannes Büttner

Johannes Büttner

Creative Technologist
Grayson Earle

Grayson Earle

Creative Technologist
Jen Rondeau

Jennifer Rondeau

Actor
Jessie Heesacker.

Jessie Heesacker

Actor
Sam Kebede

Sam Kebede

Actor

"what struck me most was the fourth wall—not broken, but liquefied. "

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Conversation with the Artists

MAXforum: Understanding the Brain (Human & Machine) Behind Jur A**itch Park

Speakers: Grayson Earle, Johannes Büttner, & Tal Linzen
Moderated By: Kay Matschullat
Special Thank to Our Partner 1014 and the German Consulate

In The Press

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jur a** itch: the author is also a dinosaur, and you are also the film

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Production Photos by Jerome Allen-Smith & Max Carlson (2025).
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Panelists for Understanding the Brain (Human & Machine) Behind Jur A**itch Park
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Team PROMPT (Johannes Büttner & Grayson Earle)
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Conversation & Reception Photos by Matthew Gilbert (2025).