Mirages (2021)
MIRAGES is a music and dance film that combines performing arts and virtual scenography into an interdisciplinary experience. The visual world of Mirages is composed by using real-time virtual technology, wherein performers interact with motion-capture animations. Motion trackers integrated into the costumes allow performers to interact with the set elements. The Mirages tells a story of a woman with a broken heart. Through five scenes, she recovers, accepts her loss and finally shares her newfound power with the community. A woman is heartbroken. Through the five scenes, she heals and finally becomes so empowered, that she can share that power to the community.
Directed by media artist Marikki Hakola.
Virtual scenography by Tanja Bastamow
Costume Design by Heli Salomaa
The origin of Mirages lies in Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho’s contemporary music.
