Tale of Tales feat. Tadeusz Kantor (or reverse)

22-23rd of July, 2017 – Tadeusz Kantor and Maria Stangret House in Hucisko
Presentation of a new VR project by Tale of Tales, inspired by the work of Tadeusz Kantor

Tadeusz Kantor through the eyes of Tale of Tales

July 22 through 23, 2017, Tadeusz Kantor and Maria Stangret House in Hucisko

The legend of the Polish theater and visual arts returns in a VR game developed by a duo of digital artists – Tale of Tales. The development has been carried out as a part of artists’ residence in Tadeusz Kantor House. They were invited by Tadeusz Kantor Foundation and Adam Mickiewicz Institute.

The development of a computer game devoted to Tadeusz Kantor stems from a study visit to Poland paid by Tale of Tales in 2016. Auriea Harvey and Michaël Samyn – the members of the Tale of Tales duo – were fascinated by Kantor’s artwork and decided to treat it as a starting point for creating a VR project that would allow the users to learn about the art of the Polish artist who passed away in 1990.

The game invites the user to enter the world of Kantor’s art and gives them the possibility to interact freely with items and characters found in various performances of the Cricot2 theater. The user may influence the course of actions, thus drawing a parallel to the presence and actions of the director at the stage during the performances. Because there is no preplanned scenario each game is unique. The project also explores the relations between the autonomous actor and a mechanical and controllable mannequin in virtual reality.

On July 22 and 23, 2017 all art lovers, tech geeks and connoisseurs are welcome to visit Hucisko and meet the artists. Over that weekend you will have a chance to play games developed by the Tale of Tales collective and savor, before the official release, a preview version of a VR experience inspired by Kantor’s artwork.

We would like to devote our artistic residence in Poland to testing the VR experience, in its development stage, with an audience present. Moreover, our visit will give the Polish experts on Kantor’s artwork a chance to verify our work. We shall start the development a few months prior to our arrival so that our audience may experience a „playable” prototype. Afterwards, this prototype will be developed further based on the results of the confrontation with the audience – said Auriea Harvey and Michaël Samyn.

Following the launch of the game, which is scheduled to take place in 2018, it will be available on Oculus and Vive. Additionally, the application will be showcased at exhibitions and festivals where VR hardware will be provided to the audience to allow it to participate in the experience.

SCHEDULE:

July 22, 2017 from 2 P.M. through 6 P.M.

a meeting with the artists, presentation of their art in VR (hardware will be provided)

July 23, 2017 from 2 P.M. through 6 P.M.
a meeting with the artists, presentation of their art in VR (hardware will be provided)
at 3 P.M. – Q&A with the artists

Tale of Tales video diary from Hucisko

Cricoterie song-of-songs.org/cricoterie-movie.html

in Polish media:

Culture.pl – Marek Kępa [EN]
culture.pl/en/article/become-a-theatre-master-through-vr-an-interview-with-tale-of-tales

Polityka – Olaf Szewczyk
www.polityka.pl/tygodnikpolityka/kultura/1717516,1,tadeusz-kantor-w-swiecie-wirtualnym.read

Newsweek – Jacek Tomczuk
www.newsweek.pl/plus/kultura/tadeusz-kantor-swiatowy-renesans-wielkiego-artysty,artykuly,413940,1,z.html

Wyborcza – Łukasz Grzesiczak
wyborcza.pl/7,75410,22147252,belgijskie-studio-pracuje-nad-gra-vr-o-tadeuszu-kantorze.html

Rzeczpospolita – Jan Bończa-Szabłowski
www.rp.pl/Zycie-Krakowa-i-Malopolski/309109911-Spelniony-sen-Kantora.html

Rzeczpospolita – Jacek Marczyński
www.rp.pl/Teatr/170729870-Tadeusz-Kantor-bohaterem-komputerowej-gry.html
cogrzeje24.pl/frame/tadeusz-kantor-bohaterem-komputerowej-gry,133997.html

RMF FM – Katarzyna Sobiechowska-Szuchta rozmawia z Anną Szylar
www.rmfclassic.pl/informacje/Obraz,12/Legendarny-artysta-bohaterem-gry-komputerowej,32873.html

TVP
www.krakow.tvp.pl/33307526/tadeusz-kantor-bohaterem-gry-vr-w-weekend-jej-prezentacja

Dziennik polski – Łukasz Gazur