Presented by Sydney Opera House at Outlines 2021.

A real-time motion capture performance, in which movement artist Lydia Kivela explores a hyper-real 3D environment created by Serwah Attafuah, accompanied by an original score, performed live, by ptwiggs. Inspired by the glaring neon ambience of Spring Breakers and cyberpunk, Apotheosis ushers audiences through a hallucinogenic dreamscape populated by demons, abandoned Western Sydney landmarks and NPC doomers.

Serwah Attafuah’s animation style has been celebrated internationally and recently garnered considerable attention in the NFT space. Apotheosis is the first ever presentation of Serwah’s work with real-time functionality, testing the exciting new applications of motion capture technology to live performance.

Creative Director / 3D animation artist: Serwah Attafuah
Technical Directors: Sam Whiteside & Andre Vanderwert
Executive Producers: Jemma Cole & Thorsten Hertog
Movement Artist: Lydia Kivela
Music Composer: ptwiggs
Motion Capture Technician: Matt Hermans
Costume Design: Gharps
HMU: Yasmin Goonweyn

Film by Entropico
Director & Producer: Aislinn Lowe
DOP: Goldie Soetianto
B Cam: Darlington Peters
Steadicam Operator: Max McLachlan
Gaffer: Jasmine Suivi
Lighting Assistant: Autumn Loveday
Editor: Andrea Chen
Colourist: Andrea Chen & Sam Whiteside
VFX: Oliver Eather
Title Design: Serwah Attafuah
Performance Sound Mix: Phoebe Twigg
BTS Sound Mix: Rowan Dix
Production Assistant: Joanne Gilmartin