Premiere of the VR Dance Film »Paar«
On June 9th in the Tieranatomisches Theater
On Thursday, June 9th, 7 pm, the VR dance »Paar« directed by Carly Lave, premiered in the Tieranatomisches Theater (TA T, Veterinary Anatomy Theater) at Berlin Charité.
»Paar« is a VR dance film split between a physical world and a virtual world, using 360° video together with motion capture technology, to dance the theater to life in VR. The virtual environment of the Tieranatomisches Theater is created from the 3D photorealistic rendering of the theater, making for 180° of the virtual world and 180° of the physical world. In Paar, the dancers’ movements are tracked via motion capture technology. This recorded movement data was mapped into the virtual environment of the TA T through avatars.
Directed and choreographed by Carly Lave, and set to an ambient sonic landscape by the artist Arushi Jain, audience members are taken through a seven minute immersive experience where they get to stand, bear witness and interact with the dancers’ journey through the physical and virtual theater. The choreography plays with the circularity of the theater, using spirals and revolutions around the space, and within the dancers own bodies.
The virtual environment of the TAT is created from the 3D photorealistic rendering of the theater, making for 180° of virtual world and 180° of physical world. In Paar, the dancers’ movement is tracked via motion capture technology. This recorded movement data will be mapped into the virtual environment of the TAT through avatars. Together the project integrates cutting-edge technology to devise a new format to experience performance across physical and virtual spaces.
»Paar« was supported through Gamelab Berlin, »Matters of Activity« and the Tieranatomisches Theater.
Tieranatomisches Theater
Campus Nord, Haus 3
Philippstraße 13
10115 Berlin