Be a Virtual Ballerina

Posted by Sarah Canice Funke Feb 2, 2007

Feb.1-Feb.3, Trafalgar Square in London will be the site of an interactive art exhibition called Flock at Trafalgar Square. In conjunction with the ongoing BBC special featuring the music of Tchaikovsky, the exhibit allows participants to enter into the Russian composer's ballet Swan Lake. Stepping into the square activates a personal spotlight which reflects onto shadowy swan images. The exhibit attempts to blur the line between fantasy and reality by situating the ghostly light and movement show in the heavily trafficked, "mundane" Trafalgar Square. Flock at Trafalgar Square was commissioned by the Institute of Contemporary Arts (along with ROH2 at the Royal Opera House) and is free to the public.