Bristol’s Old Vic is combining past traditions with recent advances in technology to present the Bristol Proms, running from July 29 to August 3. Led by the theatre’s artistic director Tom Morris, the 2013 Proms hark back to the boisterous concerts performed at the Old Vic in the 18th and 19th centuries, but with a digital, interactive twist.

‘Although it’s inspired by the riotous and popular concerts performed here 200 years ago, Bristol Proms is far from an historical exercise,’ says Morris. ‘It’s a partnership with Watershed and Universal Music Group at a time when classical music performance is reinventing itself. The programme will involve pioneering experiments in digital film and sound. It will be an exploration into how a concert might become theatrical in new ways in the 21st century.’

Highlights of the programme include 18-year-old pianist Jan Lisiecki, who will collaborate with film director John Durrant to present simultaneous live and remote performances at the Old Vic and the Watershed involving laser beams; violinist Nicola Benedetti and danceroom Spectroscopy who will use quantum mechanics to create a colourful, constantly changing map which charts the shifts in particles surrounding Benedetti’s body as she plays; and Max Richter’s recomposition of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons performed by Daniel Hope against a 3D representation of the work.

Tickets start at just £5. For full details visit bristololdvic.org.uk.