ANIMATE

Animate sits at the crossroads of performance, installation and radio play utilizing the newest Virtual and Augmented Reality technologies in order to blur the experience between the physical and the digital world.

Duration: 40 minutes
Capacity: 10 persons
Sessions: from Tuesday, August 22nd to Saturday, August 26th

 

ANIMATE: A JOURNEY THROUGH THE CLIMATE-TRANSFORMED LANDSCAPE OF NEWFOUNDLAND

Daniel and Laurie, two individuals haunted by their pasts and fleeing from a world on the brink of climate transformation, embark on a poignant journey through the untamed wilderness of Newfoundland, Canada. As they drive towards the mesmerizing Tablelands in Gros Morne National Park, a Mars-like landscape where Earth's mantle is exposed, news of global climate catastrophes fills their car radio.
In this surreal and emotionally charged experience, the climate-altered landscape seems to possess a conscious, living presence. It exerts a mysterious force on Daniel and Laurie, influencing their physical bodies and deeply impacting their personal connection. As Animate reaches its climactic conclusion, the intricate interconnectedness between humans and the natural world amidst radical environmental changes is unveiled in a profound and thought-provoking manner.

(2022) XR Performance/Installation by Chris Salter
Artistic Direction by Remco Schuurbiers
Based on Kate Story’s cli-fi ANIMATE
Music & Sound by Catarina Barbieri, Limpe Fuchs, Sam Slater, Maxime Gordon
Choreography by Angélique Willkie
Scenography by Florence To
3D Animation by Timothy Thomasson

An interdisciplinary international artistic and technological team from Montréal, Canada, and Berlin, Germany, thus takes the audience on an extraordinary participatory journey that uses the creative potential of new technologies to address the urgency of climate catastrophe.

From August 22nd to 26th, take part in a 40-minute collective experience with up to 10 people simultaneously.