The RSC's hi-tech Dream opens up a world of theatrical possibility
This online experiment uses live motion capture to bring the fairies and sprites of A Midsummer Night's Dream to vivid life The opening moments of Dream contain all the enticements of an augmented Imax experience, beamed to our laptops. The camera hovers over a forest drenched in mist, then swoops in as if entering a 3D DreamWorks movie. Our host, Puck (EM Williams), is in a real-life studio and transforms into an av…