The Hidden People - Realtime Projections for Aerial Circus Theatre
A collaboration between Hikapee Theatre and Huldufugl, a show for medium to large stages that combines Icelandic folklore, circus arts, theatre and creative technology.
With projected visuals for the entire duration of the show (90 minutes), I
used Houdini and Unity to design and render the scenes, working in realtime
during rehearsals, then rendering out high-resolution HAP video.
Playback was handled using a custom-made TouchDesigner app, receiving cues
via OSC from Qlab, running realtime effects on top of the video, and
handling the projection mapping.
Whilst most of the scenes are purely video playback in most cases, with a
few scenes are exported as live Unity apps, controlled with an Xbox gamepad
live during shows, which just to keep things exciting!
Finally, after several years of rehearsals, covid-induced delays and fundraising, the world premiere took place at Worthing Pavilion Theatre in March 2022. The show plans to be touring worldwide from August 2022.