IMMERSIVE DANCE ART FILM + VR
Welcome to the Astrolabe Virtual Gallery exhibit. Please enjoy the 15-minute VR journey, experience expanded cinema films and bespoke prints. Supported by Creative New Zealand toi Aotearoa and partners, Good Company Arts is pleased to continue sharing Astrolabe – whakaterenga on the World Wide Web.
Renowned artists from Singapore, China, Australia and Spain join Good Company Arts (Aotearoa New Zealand) to bring an “unparalleled digital dance theatre work” to our global community.
New Zealand Arts Laureate Daniel Belton leads an internationally acclaimed group of artists to realise this project, featuring Janessa Dufty, Xiao Ke and Zi Han, Jill Goh, Christina Guieb, Jac Grenfell, Patxi Araujo, Stuart Foster, Donnine Harrison, Nigel Jenkins, Michael Askill, Richard Nunns, PerMagnus Lindborg and Joyce Beetuan Koh.
“Almost every element on Earth is formed by particles from space, including our bodies. Astrolabe seeks to reimagine our perception of body, space and time with the support of digital technologies. Astrolabe’s unique visual and aural scenarios created for VR and expanded cinema installation invites the audience to experience different perspectives of space and time - travelling to augmented realms inspired by ancient star charts and maps. This multimedia project enters into a dialogue with methodologies developed by early Asian and Pacific Island astronomers, and suggests a philosophical ideology of the movement of celestial bodies - acknowledging the Oneness of all life. The digital arts and dance of Astrolabe transports audiences in an immersive space voyage for virtual reality, and web streaming” Director Daniel Belton
“There are basic characteristics of how spacetime dynamics create structures and systems at all scales throughout the universe. By understanding the structure and dynamics of space we can better understand everything in the universe. Nikola Tesla was correct when he said our entire biological system, the brain and the earth itself work on the same frequencies. It’s time to tune our biology and our consciousness to resonate with the fundamental harmonics of the universe. We are the universe learning about itself” Physicist Nassim Haramein
Early Pacific Island and Asian cosmology and astronomy has inspired the creation of this project. The ancients regarded stars as living entities and connected each person with a ‘soul star’. Recorded memories are kept alive through art, languages and stories. Our memories reveal a past which continues to shape the future.
Gratitude and thanks to all collaborators and partners, and to Kwila Meiya our web Kaitiaki.
