SHOSTAKOVICH, Piano Trio in E minor, Allegretto: Live performance in the full dome theater at Notre Dame. The piano trio performed in front of the audience as the visuals overhead and story immerse the audience members. All eight animations originated from the history of the piece paired with the inspired drawings of 200 middle school students.
SHOSTAKOVICH, Piano Trio in E minor, "Allegretto": Dome animation as seen in flat form, the form in which I designed it. This particular piece was accompanied by live musicians.
A viewer reaction reel displays the importance of the middle school students' reactions to the final performances.
Preliminary research: Working with students from Clay Middle School to assess their opinions of classical music.
Preliminary Research: example of a drawing done by the students at Clay Middle School in reaction to Beethoven's "Allegretto", from Symphony No. 7
Clay Middle School students watch the introduction to the show, featuring their own drawings.
Middle School students read the booklet; each student received a packet to send them on their own into the world of classical music.
Booklet and CD handed out to audience members to supplement the show.
Interior spread of booklet to parallel the Shostakovich animation and music.
Interior spread of booklet to parallel Debussy's Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
The website, www.immers3d.com, supplements the project so that the animations can be seen in flat form, without seeing the entire show within the full-dome theater.
Exhibit in the Snite Museum of Art on the Notre Dame campus.
