| Date: | December 05, 2015 |
| Time: | 2:00 - 3:30 PM |
| Venue: | Moss Arts Center at Virginia Tech |
| Description: |
The Virginia Tech School of Performing Arts presents OperaCraft at the Moss Arts Center at Virginia Tech with performances on Thursday, December 3, 2015 and Friday, December 4, 2015 at 7:30 pm and on Saturday, December 5, 2015 at 2 pm. NOTE: Shows are sold out, but can be livestreamed here: http://bit.ly/1QEssTQ OPERAcraft engages K-12 students in the creation and performance of a fully produced virtual opera. Starting with music borrowed from classic operas and a specific number of characters, the students build a story and libretto; create the virtual set and character avatars using a custom version of the Minecraft video game; then control the avatars as performers within that virtual world, including body gestures and lip-syncing with real singing soloists. The interactive set will be projected on a scrim while Virginia Tech music majors sing the finalized score and the K-12 students control the character avatars. For more information, visit: http://www.performingarts.vt.edu/ or https://www.facebook.com/Vtperformingarts |