Toni Dove’s Lucid Possession :: January 15, 2009; 8:30 pm and January 16; 10:00 pm :: HERE Arts Center, 145 6th Ave., New York City.

Lucid Possession, the uncanny manifestation of a virtual multiple personality, combines music, text, dimensional robotic screens and projections to create a character, like an instrument, that speaks, sings, and dances. On-stage performers Toni Dove and composer, Mari Kimura control the entity’s physical and virtual movements, singing and speaking databases, in a form like cinematic bunraku. This short demo is a trio for two humans and one virtual entity. Lucid Possession is Winner of The Eugene McDermott Award, M.I.T.

Jan 15: Shared program with Alchemy of Light with Ruth Sergel and Peter von Salis. Jan 16: Showcase followed by Interactive Lecture Demonstration with Toni Dove and Mari Kimura.