'WOW+FLUTTER' (2024, research documentation)

‘WOW+FLUTTER - represents a significant advancement in dual-site performance and interactive production, setting a new standard for immersive, dual-site performances merging technology and artistry to create innovative experiences that push boundaries of traditional stagecraft. This multisite collaboration feels live and intimate transcending traditional stage set ups and offering new audience engagement and remote collaboration possibilities’

Dancing through data: The WOW+FLUTTER Project by Gibson/Martelli Target 3D 11 Nov 2024

Gibson/Martelli’s WOW+FLUTTER project looks towards creating new performance 'spaces’ guided by the question: How can we cultivate a ‘kinaesthetic intelligence’ in simulated environments, connecting real and virtual spaces?

The video is documentation of our process of developing a dual-sited performance, connecting North & South East England virtual production studios using video, motion capture, virtual environments, costumes & live music, linked via a 10GB interconnect.

The goal of this Innovate UK funded project to create a 'playbook' of ideas & techniques to help guide others navigating virtual production studios. We are using characters and scenes developed following on from Pan + Tilt as the material for the project as we are concentrating on solving multiple technical issues.

Ruth Gibson Choreographic Researcher

Bruno Martelli Project Director / Creative Technologist

Amanda Drago Creative Producer

Rob Anderson Dancer

Ally Clark Dancer

Zara Philips Dancer

Ruby Portus Dancer

Zi Kim Costume

Kit Haigh Music

Nic Nell Music

Nyah Carlson Intern

Lizzie Nicholon Fisk Intern

Azadeh Pirazimian Intern

Dayana Shuler Intern