Recording of Live Stream
About the Performance
N-place is a first step in exploring the possibilities of a novel system for distributed spatial audio performances with gestural control. Three locations - one in Oslo, Norway, one in Berlin, Germany and one in Stockholm, Sweden - are merged to a single virtual acoustic environment through a low latency audio network. Each node is equipped with a motion capturing system, allowing the musicians to control the acoustic environment through movement. This technical setup results in extended possibilities for telepresence, embodiment and shared agency. The three musicians modulate the general perception of proximity and distance in an improvisation, facing changing system configurations. The online audience is recommended to use stereo headphones as the audio in the live streaming is encoded in a binaural ren