CALLAS NEWS: FEATURED EXHIBITION
A novel miniopera, specifically written and composed with digital staging in mind, was on show during the SibaFest festival in Helsinki. 
Watch the recording of Virtuaali /Virtuoosi at SibaTV
The Helsinki Institute for Information Technology applied CALLAS digital techniques to the performance. Performers were given more freedom with real interaction with the virtual stage, and the stage became not just a static background, but a narrative element which the performers controlled and interacted with. 
Research related elements will be presented to ARTECH2008, where a specific Paper will be discussed:
By Kajastila R., Takala T [The Helsinki Institute for Information Technology]
"Interaction in Digitally Augmented Opera" Abstract
| Line up:
Inkariina Simola (libretto, direction, lights),
Ville Raasakka (composition), Raine Kajastila (virtual stage and sound design), Nazanin Aghakhani (conductor), Eija Mizohata (costumes), Ann-Marie Heino (Alice), Waltteri Torikka (Vorotov), Emil Holmström (piano), Risto-Matti Marin (piano), Ville Syrjäläinen (percussions), Jussi Markkanen (percussions) |
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For more information: giulio.jacucci@hiit.fi
