Angel VR

A production by AVA DANCE COMPANY in partnership with Rose Bruford College (London)
with the support of Arts Council England, with the kind support by MBD Limited, Target3D
Ready to tour from Autumn 2023

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. Angel VR has been developed using motion capture optitrack technology, Unreal and Maya software, Motion Builder and Marvelous Designer, using 3D sound to enhance the experience. The angel avatar is based on the real dancer and choreographer Avatâra Ayuso. This work was also audience centric, where every development stage was tested with audiences
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?

Director, Choreographer & Dancer

Avatâra Ayuso

VR & Motion Capture Artist

Miyu Matsumoto

VR Engineer Supervisor

Enrique Muñoz

VR Developer and VR advisor

Dave Pritchard

VR Developer

Kyle Ruta

3D Artist

Enkhar P. Blanco

VR Production Consultant

Paul Long

VR Postproduction Consultant

Samuel Lawrence

3D Sound Designer

Callum Mitchell & Craig Shield

VR Dramaturge

Dr Rosa Cisneros

Audience Development Consultant

Kirsty Hillyer

Choreographic Dramaturg

Donald Hutera

Fencing Coach

Graham Watts

Sword Dance Coach

Jialong Ma

Producer

Anna Quiney

Social Media Manager

Laura Busquets

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