Luminescence

An interactive mixed reality performance

in collaboration with She’s Excited! & /p

LUMINESCENCE is an innovative Mixed Reality showcase that merges the worlds of live concert, environmental and human interconnectedness, and audience engagement. This immersive experience explores the entanglement of climate change and the impact of oceanic currents on our planet's climate. Through a unique combination of live performance, interactive technology, storytelling and the shared creativity of the audience, LUMINESCENCE aims to captivate and spark conversations while fostering a deeper connection between interdisciplinary art, nature, and human emotion.

THE JOURNEY

The audience meets on the beach for the first song (“Washed Up”). After dancing in between sand castles, beach balls and shells, they jump into the ocean and drift off with the currents (“Off Course”). While losing track, they pass kelp forests and swim with sharks and turtles before diving into the deep sea. Magical creatures like lantern fishes and giant squids surround them and lure them in  (“Luminary”). Then everyone comes back up for a breather, swimming with jellyfishes, a school of herring and different types of plankton (“Head Above Water”) before they find themselves in the danger that our planet is already facing (“Peril”). Climate change and pollution threaten ocean life. The AMOC current collapses and temperatures drop, snow is falling. Surrounded by islands made of trash, poisoned birds and plastic eating bacteria, the performance ends on a dramatic note, inviting everyone to think about where we are at and what our future might look like.