The Nikki Giovanni Immersive Experience combines her poetry (as recorded by Giovanni at different times in her life) with audio soundscapes and motion graphic projections. This is a Virginia Tech interdisciplinary collaboration between a composer, designers, literary experts, embodied performance artists, and creative technologists, converging to create a multi-sensory experience. Each projection is crafted to capture the essence of Giovanni’s poetry, drawing inspiration from its themes, imagery, and rhythmic cadence. Additionally, we utilized Virginia Tech’s University Libraries’ motion capture studios, in collaboration with faculty and students from the School of Performing Arts, to develop visual avatars featured in select final motion graphic works. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage with the art on a deeper level, allowing themselves to be enveloped by the interplay of sight and sound, word, and image. Presented by the City of Alexandria’s Office of the Arts and Virginia Tech’s Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology.
