Thanks to virtual reality, the Dutch National Ballet’s ‘Night Fall’ sees the audience become part of the piece. Sarah Bellman reports from the show.
Like with many classical ballet pieces, Night Fall opens with a group of ballerinas wearing white tutus, flurrying around two principal dancers as they lift, jump, and turn together. Unlike known ballets featuring a similar formula, like Swan Lake, La Bayadere, Giselle, and even The Nutcracker, this sweeping dance doesn’t take place on stage but in a warehouse. And we the audience isn’t watching from red velvet seats, but are actually part of the piece, thanks to virtual reality... Keep reading on The Creators Project
Like with many classical ballet pieces, Night Fall opens with a group of ballerinas wearing white tutus, flurrying around two principal dancers as they lift, jump, and turn together. Unlike known ballets featuring a similar formula, like Swan Lake, La Bayadere, Giselle, and even The Nutcracker, this sweeping dance doesn’t take place on stage but in a warehouse. And we the audience isn’t watching from red velvet seats, but are actually part of the piece, thanks to virtual reality... Keep reading on The Creators Project