Dancing into the Metaverse - a digital dance showcase

In this immersive showcase performance we share a form of digital-dance installation that sees three dancers move together in real-time within a virtual space through remote connection. The intimate interaction between distant dancers occurs within a computer-generated landscape, with their avatars spinning out shapes, light, and particles that weave and intertwine to give a feeling of virtual touch and embodied connection.

Dancers in New York and the UK wear a motion-capture system that captures their movement and streams it to the other dancers in real-time. The choreographic performance takes the form of a semi-improvisational interaction, in a set of scenarios designed to explore senses of virtual presence, proximity, and narrative though projected visuals.

This hybrid online and in-person showcase event is the outcome of an AHRC-funded research project and is followed by a short Q&A with the dancers, researchers, and digital creators.