Our starting question was, “How can we radically reinvent live performance and dance creation during a global pandemic? In direct response, Volumetric Performance Toolbox was born under the vision of making a new way for artists to collaborate remotely and safely from their own living space, using minimal equipment. In a collaboration between performing artist Valencia James , digital experience creator Sorob Louie and spatial interaction lab Glowbox , VPT is a project aimed at amplifying the stories of div
Led by the shared values of decolonization and liberation for all who have been harmed and/or excluded by the media and various systems of oppression, VPT prioritizes using emerging technology as a new way for artists to both strengthen and sustain their craft. This is accomplished by providing performers with 1) boundless imagination in creating positive digital environments, 2) making low-cost equipment and custom software accessible via workshops and onboarding tutorials and 3) building a community of cr
VPT is made possible through the generous support of Eyebeam’s Rapid Response for a Better Digital Future Fellowship program .