Premiering at the 2025 Biennale Danza, On The Other Earth is Wayne McGregor’s new post-cinematic choreographic installation, inspired by Deepstaria, a recent live stage work dedicated to a deep-sea jellyfish known for its unpredictable, shape-shifting forms. This mysterious organism, suspended between transparency and transformation, becomes a metaphor for a body in constant redefinition. Co-produced by Studio Wayne McGregor, Hong Kong Ballet, and Hong Kong Baptist University, the show has been installed at nVis, an immersive space designed by Jeffrey Shaw. It features a ground-breaking cylindrical structure of roughly 13 by 26 feet equipped with a 360-degree stereoscopic LED screen delivering panoramic 3D images at 26 million pixels. In this visionary environment, McGregor blends live dance, AI, multimodal sensors, digital imaging, and spatialized sound to create a real-time, fluid, and interactive performance experience.
Audience is no longer a passive observer but an active presence, immersed in an amplified perceptual dimension. In groups of twenty, visitors enter an otherworld that challenges the boundaries of body and stage, questioning the very meaning of presence, movement, and vision.
Arsenale, Sala d’Armi E
From 19 July to 2 August h. 12/14/16/18
