"Dream" created by The Royal Shakespeare Company.
Online Presentation.
I saw the online, virtual, live performance of "Dream" this evening, a Valentine present from my wife. Very different and I was treated to being part of the immersive audience and became a "firefly" for the evening.
The setting is in a virtual Midsummer forest as we follow Puck within his/her dream to rebuild the forest before dawn breaks. Puck is also aided by Cobweb, Mustardseed, Peaseblossom and Moth through the virtual storm.
Cleverly envisaged with the most modern technology and performed by dancers, aerialists and actors to create the magic, with a hidden group of technical wizards. Think Avatar meets Shakespeare and that is the kind of feel you get here.
"Dream" uses real-time motion-capture technology to take you into the magical world of a midsummer forest – online but entirely live, with performers reacting and interacting with the online audience and a rousing soundtrack
Created by the Royal Shakespeare Company in collaboration with Marshmallow Laser Feast (MLF), Philharmonia Orchestra and Manchester International Festival (MIF), it’s the culmination of a major project exploring how the audiences of tomorrow will experience live performance. And can I say, if this was performed on stage, as we saw it online, it will blow any theatre goer away.
It may not be to everyone's liking, the traditional, staunch Shakespeare fan may not be a fan of this production, but I've seen so many different takes on "A Midsummer Night's Dream", this, although being very different to what I had expected, was different in a good way. It moves theatre to another level of technical ability.
Online theatre may not replace soaking up the atmosphere of being physically in a theatre, but it's keeping the blood flowing through the veins of theatre and feeding theatre hungry fans' need for theatre.
"Dream" runs from Friday 12 to Saturday 20 March. Tickets are strictly limited – book yours now through dream.online. Tickets are free or you can choose to pay £10 to interact as a firefly. Money to a good cause I am sure you will agree.
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