FLOATING CHARACTERS, directed by Karen Kipphoff, explores the borders of screen, digital media and live art during performances utilizing puppets, objects, actors, text, audio and visual media.
It is inspired by Bunraku theatre, video games, slapstick, panoramic experiences and the text “A Certain Number of Conversations” by Alexander Vvedenskij.
| Director | Karen Kipphoff |
| Dramaturgy | Jette Lund |
| Scenography | Karen Kipphoff, Are Viktor Hauffen |
| Video | Karen Kipphoff, Trond Lossius |
| Sound design | Trond Lossius, Ricardo del Pozo |
| Audio-visual programming | Trond Lossius |
| Lights | Sigve Sælensminde |
| Character Nr 1 | Pedro Gomez-Egana, Agnes Nedregaard |
| Character Nr 2 | Mikkel Rasmussen Hofplass, Karen Skog |
| Character Nr 3 | Viktorija Rudytė, Marie Prinz |
| Additional voices | Gillian Carson, Trond Lossius |
The panoramic video image was produced using two partly overlapping projectors. Edge blending in the overlap region resulted in a seamless transition between the two projections. Video playback, compositing and processing was done and controlled in real-time using Max/Jitter, Jamoma and custom-programmed OpenGL shaders.
Supported by The Norwegian Art Council, Bergen National Academy of the Arts and BEK. Co-produced by BiT Teatergarasjen.
