Virtual (un)Reality – From Music to Immersive Storytelling
Summary
Can a song become a world? This panel explores how composer Philippe Cohen Solal transformed a music album into an expanded transmedia narrative. We’ll dive into the creation process to adapt music compositions to new forms of immersive interaction that led to the creation of the VR musical experience INSIDER-OUTSIDER. From DJ culture to tango revival, outsider art and virtual reality, we’ll discuss how culture remix and hybrid musical formats fuel new creative languages and audience engagement across physical and virtual spaces.
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Contributors
- Philippe Cohen Solal
- Alessandra Bogi
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