Together with visual artist Tobias Gremmler, choreographer Nadav Zelner and set designer Mariana Vieira Gruenig, students of the Contemporary Dance program at the Zurich University of the Arts explored the connection between real dancers and virtual characters in a modular stage design.
The prototype presentation took place during the REFRESH #2 conference on Thursday, September 26th.
# Keywords: Motion Capture, virtual characters, real-time performance, projection mapping, augmented reality.
Dancers: Freeda Electra Handelsman, Rabii Hadane, Aonghus Hode, Pornpim Karchai, Francesca Lapadula, Liza Lareida, I-Fen Lin, Rozemarijn Louwerse, Lara Müller, Stefanie Olbort, Elena Paltracca, Lucas del Rio Estevez, Kristin Tims, Suzanne Vis
Visual artist: Tobias Gremmler
Choreographer: Nadav Zelner
Assistant choreographer: Denise Lampart
Set designer: Mariana Vieira Gruenig
Augmented projection artist: Martin Fröhlich
Motion capture: Tobias Baumann, Norbert Kottmann, Corinne Soland, Benjamin Thoma
Sound: Eric Larrieux, Hans-Jürg Hofmann
Production manager: Kristina Jungic
Project lead: Christian Iseli