Basque choreographer Ziomara Hormaetxe presents LĀTTICE, a movement-based performance piece produced by Azkuna Zentroa as part of the European project "ACuTe. Culture Testbeds for Performing Arts and New Technology", in which the Centre is a strategic partner, with support from the European Commission’s Creative Europe programme. LĀTTICE draws from the principles of quantum physics to transcend conventional reality.
In a constant dialogue between body and technology, this work explores gravity as an omnipresent force that passes through the body in multiple layers: from the physical to the quantum, shaping the ways in which we experience space and movement.
The work proposes a journey through virtual spaces, multiverses, where each layer of reality opens up new possibilities of existence and connection, expanding the ways in which contemporary narratives of collaboration transform our reality.
Description:
Using a collaborative methodology based on uncertainty as the creative driving force, this immersive stage piece transforms the stage into a living matrix, articulated in a visual language generated in real time via an algorithmic system developed ad hoc in conjunction with Touch Designer, and real time AI, capable of transforming sound and movement into changeable dynamic images.
It is not about a static scenography but rather a sensitive environment that breathes and reacts, where particles dissolve with a note, shapes mutate in each displacement of the body, and luminous atmospheres emerge from the dialogue between technology, dance and music. The performers’ bodies turn into a catalyst of a visual and sound universe thanks to movement sensors and sound analysis, creating a synergy that transforms each session into a unique unrepeatable experience.
Cast and technical staff: Idea and Artistic direction: Ziomara Hormaetxe Assistant to the artistic director and choreographer: Fabian Thome Performers: Ziomara Hormaetxe, Beatriz de Paz Interactive media Artist, Inmersive-art, Touchdesigner, IA real time, interactive sensors, New Media artist: Paco Gramaje “Girasomnis” Stage design: Jesús Jauregui Lighting Design: Gloria Montesinos (AAIV) Stage production: Grupo Intermedio Sound artist: Miguel Marín Pavón
Produced by: Azkuna Zentroa – Alhóndiga Bilbao, ACuTe. Culture Testbeds for Performing Arts and New Technology With support from: EBB Biarritz, Ballet Malandain Biarritz, Gernika-Lumo City Council
This multidisciplinary proposal fuses generative digital creation with a living stage narrative designed for both new media contemporary audiences and those seeking a renovation of traditional performing arts. An invitation to delve into a space where human and digital creation entwine giving rise to ephemeral yet always new worlds.
