Het gebruik van technologie in het theater is zo oud als het theater zelf. Hedendaagse technologische ontwikkelingen gaan echter zo snel dat theatermakers niet alle innovaties kunnen bijhouden en integreren. In een theatermaakproces waar improvisatie en maken op de vloer een rol speelt lijkt complexe technologie vaak een belemmering voor de creatieve flow van het moment. Zowel technologie als de maker moeten zich aanpassen om samen te kunnen werken.
Deze theatrale lezing, een zogenaamde Performance Lecture, is een lezing met illustratieve theatrale momenten, geïnspireerd door Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis. Hiervoor wordt
gebruik gemaakt van de Performance Engine, een door de onderzoeksgroep ontwikkelt prototype van een interactief systeem die improvisatie mogelijk maakt met digitale media.
On the 28th of January the CBKU (centre for visual arts Utrecht) has opened its doors in a new renovated location in the centre of Utrecht. Cross media artist Maurice Bogaert has designed a whole concept around this opening.
Part of this concept is the installation of six scale models of the space given to six Art institutes in Utrecht. Each scale model can be seen at the six art institutes locations through a live webcam-feed. One of them has been placed in the CBKU space. On this particular model Z25.org projects a sequence of several animations by several artist in such a way that the perspective of the projected images is precisely the same as the physical model.
One of the animations has been made by joris Weijdom as part of his research on Mixed Reality applications. See the movie below.
The other Artists are:
Martin Boverhof
Machiel Veltkamp
Pyhai Jin
Jan Willem Deiman
Wim van Eck
Arnaud Loonstra
Here is the part made by Joris Weijdom. This is a HD movie. If your connection is slow please select a lower resolution (lowest = 360P) in the play-toolbar on the right side.
In june 2009 we did a project testing the Performance Engine v0.2 in a theatrical context. Have a look at the 5 minute video impression on the Morfose – projectpage.
17th of December 2009 – Akademie theater (Grote Zaal) – Janskerkhof 17/18, Utrecht – 19:00 till 21:15
At the 17th of december the research group will give a lecture with theatrical moments, a so called Performance Lecture, on the subject of Mixed Reality. In cooperation with the educations of Design for Virtual Theatre and Games (DVTG) and Theatre Disign ( TVG)
What is physical and virtual space? How can you combine, or mix, them in a theatrical context? What possibilities give new technologies?
These questions are subject in the lecture given by Joris Weijdom, head of the Research Group Virtual Theatre. The students have produced theatrical installations inspired by the subject of Mixed Reality and the above mentioned questions.
The lecture starts at 19:00 till 21:15. Entrance is free. Please make reservations through the HKU Agenda.
At Saturday 7th of november at 13:30 we’ll give a live presentation at the afternoon program of ‘Niemandsland – Utrecht meets Berlin’. Organised by Born Digital.
Location:Centraal museum studio, Agnietenstraat 3. Entry is free.
Program Centraal Museum Studio
Presentations
13.30 – 14.30: Lectoraat TMP Onderzoeksgroep Virtueel Theater – Performance Engine
14.45 – 15.45: Motomichi – Animatie & Character design
16.00 – 16.45: A MAZE – Game Art 17.00 – 18.00: Pfadfinderei – VJ & Design collectief
[In DUTCH only]
