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Theatre ofLight.

A 360° audiovisual performance for XAL.

An original score for a room transformed by light. Created in close dialogue with Studio Super+’s visual artists for XAL’s Theatre of Light at Light + Building in Frankfurt.

Geometric light projections filling the XAL Theatre of Light installation. Original Studio Super+ photography.

Project: XAL
Year: 2016
Role: Original music & sound design; later Ambisonics mix for the 360° film
Services: Original music · Sound design · 360° audiovisual performance · Ambisonics mix

Light + Building · Frankfurt · 2016

The room became the stage.

At Light + Building 2016, the centre of XAL’s exhibition stand became a theatre. The curtains closed, the everyday light disappeared and projections unfolded around the audience across a six-metre-high interior façade. Architecture, moving images and music formed one surrounding experience.

The audience surrounded by projected light across the XAL theatre — The performance, seen from inside the room.

Projected dots and moving light filling the Theatre of Light — Light, architecture and moving images become one surface.

A large projected face surrounded by a field of light points — Images made for a surrounding field of view.

Music & sound design · Michael Dörfler

Composed forthe whole room.

Michael Dörfler composed the complete original music and created the sound design, working closely with Studio Super+’s visual artists. The score was made specifically for this 360° setting: its timing, movement and atmosphere developed together with the visual performance.

Light + Building · Film by Fruitmedia

The real room.

Watch the documentation

Visual animations by Studio Super+

Before the lights came on.

Six studies for a surrounding canvas.

The 360° film · Ambisonics mix

Step inside.

Open in YouTube · VR recommended

The music was later mixed in Ambisonics for a 360° video. The film allows the viewer to look around the work beyond its original exhibition setting.

For the spatial experience, YouTube VR on a VR headset is recommended. Spatial audio rendering depends on the playback device and player.

In the embedded view, drag to look around.

Original visuals, concept studies and project photography: Studio Super+

Collaborators

Client: XAL GmbH Architecture & concept: Bernd Steinhuber 360° visual concept, direction, animation & postproduction: Studio Super+ Original music & sound design: Michael Mitch Dörfler Later Ambisonics mix: Michael Mitch Dörfler Installation documentation, camera & edit: Fruitmedia

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