Interstellar – live telematic work for a laptop orchestra using L2Ork Tweeter software, commissioned by the Alexandria, VA Office of the Arts. Involves projection mapping by Prof. Thomas Tucker. 2024.
Premiere of a new work “Interstellar” co-created by the members of the L2Ork International Ensemble. Led by its founder and Director Ivica Ico Bukvic, the L2Ork performance features live performers over 5,000 miles apart and integrates projection mapping co-developed by Thomas Tucker and Ivica Ico Bukvic. Tightly integrated sync of the ensuing telematic electronic music that blends EDM and Ambiental is made possible using L2Ork Tweeter free and open source software platform that also interfaces with the MadMapper software responsible for the visual projection mapping.
“Interstellar” is commissioned by the Alexandria VA Office of the Arts. It is inspired by StudioKCA’s “Interstellar Influencer (Make an Impact)” installation on display in Alexandria’s Waterfront Park. Like the installation, this piece tells the story of an asteroid whose impact shaped the Chesapeake Bay over 35 million years ago. L2Ork International
Ensemble members who co-created the work were (listed in alphabetical order): Ivica Ico Bukvic (Director, on site), Uma Futoransky (Buenos Aires, Argentina), Gala Gonzalez Barrios (on site), Justin Kerobo (on site), Joaquín Montecino (Buenos Aires, Argentina), Jacob Alan Smith (North Carolina), Lauti Sosa (Buenos Aires, Argentina), Caden Vandervort (Virginia), and Lane Wills (Virginia). They were joined by a visual projection artist Thomas Tucker (on site).
Event page: https://www.alexandriava.gov/public-a…
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