World Premiere: UNIQUE

A stunningly immersive extended reality event from artist Tupac Martir.

VR headset experience tickets have sold out. There is limited availability for the Tablet interaction experience.

  • Total running time c.45min

Cinematic projections, live music and immersive technology – these are the elements that form UNIQUE, world-renowned artist Tupac Martir’s newest masterpiece, based on the premise of self-reflection and identity. Combining the heritage of the screen with the endless possibilities of immersive technology, this work aims to form a new performance tradition – namely, Performative-R – by integrating live music, dance, set design, AR, VR and projection. The conductor leads and sculpts the performances of live musicians, dancers, and real-time graphics into a cohesive piece of art, combining the vitality of live improvisation with the nuance of crafted narrative. The audience has three options to experience this immersive concert using either Virtual, Augmented Reality or Projection Mapping to accompany the live audio experience. Immersive technology and art combine to deliver a unique, bespoke performance.

Tupac Martir is a multimedia artist and founder of Satore Studio. His work spans the fields of technology, lighting, projection and video, sound design, music and composition, as well as choreography and costumes. Vogue described him as ‘the visual designer and creative director behind some of the most important events in the world’. Martir has provided production design, visuals and lighting direction for the likes of Elton John, Beyoncé, Danny Boyle, the Coachella festival and Serpentine Gallery, and worked on groundbreaking shows for Alexander McQueen, Moschino, Alexander Wang, and Thomas Tait, among others. More recently he directed and produced the award-winning performative reality piece Cosmos Within Us, and was appointed as trustee for the National Dance Company Wales.

Tickets: VR headset experience £20, concessions £16. Tablet interaction experience £15, concessions £12. General theatre experience £12.50, concessions £10.20 (Members pay £2 less on all prices).

Directed by
Tupac Martir
Written by
Tupac Martir
Executive Producer
Rubin Shah
Producer
Amber Reohorn
Head of R&D
John Rowe
Concept by
Tupac Martir
Production Accountant
Nia Taylor
Music Director
Steven Weston
Music Technical Director
Andrew Lancaster
Composers
Steven Weston
Andrew Lancaster

Production Team

Art Director
Harriet Bisley
Lead UE Designer
Rebecca Mckie Coils
UE Designer
Yin Ho
Ben Lilley
Lead Notch Designer
Alyssa Mello
Lead Control
Filipe Barbosa
Developer
Rajan Chakravarty Jalem
Story Visualisation
Paul Tyler
Story Developer
Galle Mourre

Live Crew

Conductor/Director
Tupac Martir
UE Operator
Filipe Barbosa
Technicians
Rajan Chakravarty Jalem
Rebecca Mckie Coils
Notch
Alyssa Mello
Disguise Operator
Nadia Babar
Camera Operator
Mother Brown Films
Mark Keshishian
Kevin Brown
Sound Engineer (Live)
Hugh Fielding
Vocalists (Live)
Gregory Cox
Kitty Whitelaw
Musician Keys (Live)
Steven Weston
Musician Violin (Live)
Alexandra Finlaison
Musician Cello (Live)
Klara Schumann
Musician Guitar (Live)
Andrew Lancaster
Musician Drums (Live)
John Maiden
Musician Bass Guitar (Live)
Craig Lowe
Shadow Dancers (Live)
Miia Makila
Akti Konstantinou

Special Thanks

Credit software/hardware Unreal Engine, Notch, Disguise, 8th Day, Heathrow Sound Hire, Heavenue, Universal Pixel, Showforce

Satore Team

Executive producers Rubin Shah (Satore Studio)
Producer Amber Reohorn (Satore Studio)

With the support of

BFI
BFI LFF Expanded

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