The Assembly

  • Client: BIDIBUL PRODUCTIONS and PITCHBLACK COLLECTIVE
  • Format: VR Experience, Installation, Interactive performance
  • Services: Interactive Technology, Sensor Programming, 3D Soundsystem, Technical Planning, Light Design and Planning, Live Sound Mixing

_Synopsis

"The Assembly" is an immersive sound ritual at the crossroad between physical and virtual worlds. Here, the human and digital merge to revisit the ancient practice of collective singing. Immersed in the multi-sensorial space of "The Assembly", you encounter "The Memory of Voice", a mystic creature living in a world of dreamy beats and bodily sounds. "The Memory of Voice" initiates you into different practices of sounding together, inviting you to compose in virtual reality, play in an interactive installation or simply enjoy the sound of endless human expression during a performance-concert. The project is mobile and touring from Luxembourg to France and Lithuania as part of the "European Capital of Culture 2022" program.

  • Year: 2022
  • Presented by: Bidibul Productions, Pitchblack Collective
  • Under the Artistic Direction of: Charlotte Bruneau, Catherine Elsen, Laura Mannelli
  • Music Composition: Pouya Ehsaei with the Participation of Catherine Elsen
  • Produced by: Lilian Eche, Christel Henon, Charlotte Bruneau, Catherine Elsen
  • In Co Production With: CCRD Opderschmelz
  • Based on an Original Idea by: Charlotte Bruneau and Catherine Elsen
  • VR Director: Charlotte Bruneau
  • XR Installation: Laura Mannelli
  • Main Role, Voice and Movement: Catherine Elsen
  • Musician and Sound Design: Pouya Ehsaei
  • Visual Artist: Wesley Allsbrook
  • Interactive Design: Stefan Palitov
  • VR Studio: Gluk Media
  • VR Studio Director: Vaidas Gečevičius (Gluk Media)
  • Technical Supervisor: Rokas Kišonas (Gluk Media)
  • Lead Developer: Egis Bachur (Gluk Media)
  • Assistant Developer: Dovydas Kaunas (Gluk Media)
  • Animation: Nikolaj Kalinovskij (Gluk Media)
  • Chief Set Designer: Laura Mannelli
  • Sound Programming XR Installation: Mad Trix
  • Technical Design XR Installation: Cédric Fischer (Mad Trix)
  • Light Programming and Design: Eric ‘Slunnes’ Slunecko (Mad Trix)
  • Sound Mix: Cédric Fischer (Mad Trix)
  • Sound Editing: Damiano Picci (Mad Trix)
  • Sound Engineer: Oliver Lang (Mad Trix)
  • Performance Artist and Concept: Catherine Elsen
  • 3D Live Mixing and Sound Design: Pouya Ehsaei
  • Musical Consultant: Natacha Crawford
  • Choreographer and Dramaturge: René Huari Alejandro Mateus
  • Costume Creation: Pierre-Antoine Vettorello
  • Production Manager: Marie-Noëlle Regard
  • Executive Producer: Emilie Roi
  • First Assistant Director: Frédérique Colling
  • Production Administration: Valdas Skinderis
  • Production Consultant: Hélène Walland
  • Production Accountant: Linda Kadouche
  • Making of Director: Paula Onet
  • Graphic Design: Marianne Villières, Franziska Blockhaus
  • Photography: Patrick Galbats, Charlotte Bruneau
  • With the Support of: Film Fund Luxembourg, European Capital of Culture Esch2022, CCRD Dudelange Opderschmelz, Oeuvre Nationale de Secours Grand-Duchesse Charlotte, Commune de Bettembourg, Commune de Differdange, Aalt Stadthaus Differdange, Ville d’Esch-sur-Alzette, Fondation Indépendance (BIL), Région Lorraine DRAC Grand Est, CCPHVA, Kaunas2022
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