Ballet Enters Virtual-Reality Age
Ballet has officially entered the 21st century. While more companies are using cinema or live-streaming to bring their performances to the masses, Dutch National Ballet has gone a step further. Last weekend, in a collaboration with &samhoud media and Chester Music, the company premiered its first virtual reality production. “Night Fall,” a dreamy ballet inspired by the white acts of “Swan Lake” and “La Bayadère,” was choreographed specifically for virtual reality by Peter Leung. Viewers are dropped right in the center of the action, with the dancers and a lone musician swirling around them. Watch a video here.
