Can vibe coding help cultural organisations build the tools they actually need?

You know the feeling: the software you (or your team) use, be it for project management, ticket sales or staff and volunteer scheduling, works fine, but you just wish it had that one specific function or integration that would make your day to day easier. And the tool that would actually help either doesn’t exist, or costs a small fortune to buy or build. Is vibe coding the answer?

AI as a partner in the performing arts

Marijke Hessels, photo by Dorien Hein

In the performing arts, the question is no longer whether AI plays a role, but how this technology can be meaningfully implemented, say Marijke Hessels, tech dramaturg and researcher, and Linda Thoen, agile coach and founder of Curious Culture. They sat down together to discuss the future of artificial intelligence in theatre.