Narcissus & Echo, created by House of Makers and Veejays.com, is a moving Virtual Reality dance experience about loneliness and connection. A shared experience… at a distance.
Shows at 18.15 + 19.30 + 20.45
In this groundbreaking interactive dance, the audience is trapped in a virtual world with the mythical creatures Narcissus and Echo. They are together in the same space, and yet do they manage to make a real connection? One in danger of losing themselves due to a requited love, the other only sees themselves, losing a reality more and more. Without each other they are probably lost…
With a team of artists stemming from the world of dance, design and technology, we used the period of lockdown to create a completely new performative experience. Developed to be experienced by small groups of people on diverse stages, where audience could share an experience whilst keeping a safe distance.
Dive into this surreal world with us and become part of a VR dance and music performance about narcissism, ‘echo chambers’, isolation and – perhaps – love. Lose yourself with the dancers Toon Lobach and Ève-Marie Dalcourt in this tragic and timeless story. Climb into their skins and discover all the hidden perspectives.
Noortje van den Eijnde - visual & artistic director
Peter Leung, choreography, artistic director
Toon Lobach - dancer
Ève-Marie Dalcourt - dancer
Brigitte van Hagen – voice, production & artistic consultant
Sterre van Rossem – text & narrator
Nicholas Robert Thayer – composition
Albert van Abbe – Spatial sound design
Henk Nijman – VR content creation
Robot Kittens – 360 film, VR realisation
Veemee Visuals – Rigging, rendering
Beamsystems – Motion capturing
Martine Douma – costumes
Jonas Vorwerk – Set
Endorfine Experience – Studio
Suzanne van Dongen – Film/PR
VR-Expert – Motion capture suits
Manus-VR – Handmotion capture
Hidde Kross – finance, marketing, PR