Immersive Media: By the Shore + Kabaret

COMBINED PROGRAMME:

This programme features two VR works: By the Shore by Inoue Hiroki and Kabaret by Gina Thorstensen.

By the Shore

A couple enjoy their holiday drinking on the beach. After they doze off, the weather starts to change. A large, dark figure lies on the beach when they wake. Pretty soon, more and more people feel the need to interfere. By the Shore is a virtual-reality portrait of group dynamics. As a viewer, you are right at the centre of the experience and you sense the atmosphere getting more and more oppressive.

Kabaret

In the musical Kabaret – named after a Norwegian seafood dish – we dive into the depths of the seas. A magical underwater world reveals itself, while a shrimp sings about its worries over the future of the reef. Together with this new-found friend, you find yourself on a mission to bring the light of the full moon to the dying coral reef and revitalise it. Kabaret is a fascinating and playful VR film that completely submerges the viewer.