Into Protopia

An original international collaboration to produce a unique live volumetric concert for the British Coulncil’s season finale, in Kenya.

Client: British Council, Kenya

Partners: BlackRhino VR, Creatives Garage, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Zaituni Wambui, Sarah Mallock

Featuring volumetric video performances from Birmingham Royal Ballet’s principal dancers, Momoko Hirata, Tzu-Chao Chou and Miki Mizutani, captured at CCIXR Portsmouth using the 4DViews Holosys system,

with a live performance from Nairobi’s wonderful Zaituni Wambui in the Rokoko motion capture suit,

original musical improvisations from the talented electric violinist, Sarah Mallock,

brought together in real time in a Swahili heritage inspired dreamscape environment adapted by David Njue in Unreal Engine.