Tremens
Tremens is an immersive experience at the intersection of theater and embodied virtual reality. Inspired by Shakespeare’s misanthrope Timon of Athens, the work explores the tension between human connection and withdrawal in a world where people risk being reduced to data points. Through fluid, interactive architectures and shifting spatial constellations, the audience encounters avatars and digital illusions that blur the line between reality and virtuality.
By drawing parallels between Timon and Mark Zuckerberg, Tremens reflects on the promises and perils of virtual worlds and what it truly means to be human in an increasingly mediated landscape.
Concept: Eric Joris and Isjtar Vandebroeck
Dramaturgy: Ilja Mirsky, Karel Vanhaesebrouck
3D-Design: Isjtar Vandebroeck, Eric Joris, Haryo Sukmawanto, Lawrence Kudria, Salomé Kahn
Technological R&D: Isjtar Vandebroeck, Haryo Sukmawanto, Vivian Bolsée, Balthazar de Tonnac, Salomé Kahn
Actors: Jerry Killick, Booi Kluiving, Wieke Van Rosmalen, Moritz Treuenfels
With the support from the ResidenzTheater, Flanders State of the Art and Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles.
This project was created with results of the EU project Max-R and our EXP Framework: (supported by EMIL XR), which was developed during our last research project to enhance the various aspects of the performer’s tools.
