Angel VR is a one to one virtual reality inmersive choreography experience between the main character “angel” (a sophisticated warrior in an impossible world) and a single audience member, allowing an intimate and more personalised experience.
Angel VR was creative with three aspects in mind:
STORYTELLING
How immersive approaches broaden possibilities of digital storytelling. Enhancing experiences, challenging conventions and giving users a more active role.
Emotional engagement
How can spectators partake in an emotional journey with the character which portrays multiple emotional textures?
Virtual Environments
Which spaces can be created for the performer and audience members to interact outside the real world?
The original idea
Angel (the choreography) was originally inspired by one of the most enigmatic and invisible characters in Luis Buñuel’s classic film The Exterminating Angel. In this film the main characters of the Mexican high society get stuck in a mansion, without knowing what stops them from being there, there is an unseen energy that feels threatening, unreal, inexplicable….For the choreographer Avatâra Ayuso this is Angel. The sport of fencing is used to influence the choreographic choices of the work. It has been performed in a range of settings, from traditional black box theatres, to galleries, museums and outdoor spaces and has now been transformed into a one-one immersive VR experience The choregraphy was commissioned in 2018 by Ignition Dance Festival 2018, produced by DanceWest and supported by Arts Council England and Royal Borough of Kingston.
Director, Choreographer & Dancer
Avatâra Ayuso
VR & Motion Capture Artist
Miyu Matsumoto
VR Engineer Supervisor
Enrique Muñoz
VR Developer and VR advisor
Dave Pritchard
VR Dramaturge
Dr Rosa Cisneros
3D Artist
Enkhar P. Blanco
VR Production Consultant
Paul Long
VR Postproduction Consultant
Samuel Lawrence
VR Developer (student)
Kyle Ruta
Sound Support (students)
Callum Mitchell & Craig Shield
Audience Development Consultant
Kirsty Hillyer
Choreographic Dramaturg
Donald Hutera
Fencing Coach
Graham Watts
Sword Dance Coach
Jialong Ma
Accessibility consultant
Dan Edge
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR TESTING AUDIENCES
Andrew Hurst, Alex Burgoyne, Asma Hussain, Brie, Carmine De Amicis, Estela Merlos, Foteini Christofilopoulou, Hannah Thomas, Karen Stewart, Karen Stewart, Lewis Pycroft, Mara Borsa, Mary Oliver, Matthew Smith, Melanie Whitehead, Michael Otteson, Morgan Szarvas, Nick Hunt, Shannan Uttaro, Sherisse Bisram, Sofia Alexiadou, Wayne Parsons, Yining Chen, Zhibo Zhao
Do you want to be part of my living cloud?
Send us an email with the 3 words and we will send you the cloud of feelings from all those that have been with Angel.
