Habitat, Renate Graziadei

Premiere, December 17th 2010 at RADIALSYSTEM V, Berlin Habitat is a design for an interactive, temporary performance installation that invites audiences to enter multiple layers of virtual and real space. Spectators experience how these spaces come to life from any perspective of their choice. Woodcarved sculptures provide the general framework for the performanceinstallation space. Each individual sculpture also contains an intimate inner space that the viewer must discover. These interior spaces are equipped with a screen and speaker. The screen reveals a virtual space that is a mediagenerated extension of the sculpture, building a virtual stage for the dancer and her choreography. The dancer performs in a clearly defined area, which is integrated into the general performanceinstallation framework. Dance and sculpture are united through the use of new technology and a software programme developed especially for this performance. The realtime video p