A flight above the Oresteia
A video/theatre performance created by Teatrino Giullare with the music of Cleaning Women
A special project that combines theater and digital using the potential of innovative tools to extend the possibilities of the theater game and the usability of theatrical themes.
The subject is taken from Aeschylus’ Oresteia. The Oresteia is the work of points of view starting from that of the gods observing from above, to that of the choir observing from a distance, up to that of the characters immersed in the tragedy.
The founding idea of the project is to broaden the question of the different points of view posed by the text by filming the actions and situations with a drone and 360 degree video camera, giving the viewer the possibility of looking around, or rather of choosing their own point of view, to choose what to watch.
Fragments and glances on justice, family, war, returns captured by flying from landscape to landscape (cities, suburbs, aquatic landscapes, fields) and following the journey of Orestes who returns home questioning himself about the events that happened and his own actions.
The result of the project is a 360 degree video that can be projected with the live music of the Finnish band Cleaning women and the live voices of Teatrino Giullare but also installed in large environments with immersive projections or enjoyed with VR viewers.
The work can also be accessed remotely on the web and was previewed during Residenze Digitali week from 8 to 13 November to be viewed with VR headphones, computers or smartphones.
This project is the winner of DIGITAL RESIDENCES curated by Centro Residenze Toscana (Armunia – CapoTrave / Kilowatt), in collaboration with AMAT, Fondazione Romaeuropa, Piemonte dal Vivo Foundation/Lavanderia a vapore, entro Residenze Emilia-Romagna
(The Arboretum-Teatro Dimora / The Hospital Court), Teatro della Tosse, Zona K.
Special thanks to:
Cleaning Women for the music, Cikuska for the masks,
Laura Gemini and Anna Maria Monteverdi for tutoring,
Francesca Giuliani and the Arboreto – Teatro Dimora di Mondaino for the collaboration,
Valeria Bertozzi for technical assistance.
TEATRINO GIULLARE 