Paris (AFP) – An obsession with grandeur and experiences: With his first concert in Place de la Concorde on the National Holiday of France on July 14, 1979, Jean-Michel Jarre entered the Guinness Book of Records with over a million spectators.
With a spectacular light show of the Millennium celebrations, the pioneer of electricity played the role of the pyramids of Giza. Early this year, the French multimedia artist will pluck his laser strings at the world-famous Notre Dame in Paris – both live and virtual.
The first photos give a glimpse of the live-action party on December 31: rays fall left and right into a 35-meter-high saucer The play of colors in the Middle Ages in its magnificent stained-glass windows is enchanting. Just like before the devastating fire that destroyed the historic Paris cathedral on April 15 and 16, 2019.
The three-dimensional reconstruction of the Gothic church is designed before a major fire broke out for the symbol of Christianity, which has been on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1991. Right in the middle: My neighbor as an avatar, who plays live pieces from his album “Electronica” as well as his most famous song “Oxygène” and “Equinoxe” in a revised version.
“Welcome to the other side” is the name of the hypothetical 45-minute concert event created in collaboration with the City of Paris and UNESCO, whose Goodwill Ambassador has been a neighbor since 1993. As such, his concert should also convey a message. “In these difficult times, the event is a message of hope and honor to Notre Dame, who has weakened the ideals of us,” the 72-year-old musician and composer said in a telephone interview with Deutsche Presse-Agentur. In Paris.
Jarre will be performing live from 23:25 in a studio not far from Notre Dame, while his Avatar will be showing in the virtual cathedral at the same time. A technical challenge that over 100 people have worked on. Because it was about connecting the studio’s real world to the virtual world via Jarre’s graphic form. The event is free and can be accessed on Facebook and YouTube, as well as on the City of Paris website and the VRChat virtual reality app. It also broadcasts live on the French radio station “France Inter” and on the television station “BFMTV”.
Jarr made his Avatar photo debut a few months ago in “Fête de la Musique” on June 21. The musician doesn’t like to remember that. He said in the conversation that this was a bad experience. He only had three weeks. “Alone Together” is the name of a virtual live concert supported by the French Ministry of Culture.
Jar believes in virtual reality as his own and complete expression. Virtual reality is today for live shows, when cinema was in its infancy compared to theater. “When cinema was invented 125 years ago, the actors did not act or speak directly in front of the audience,” he explained.
Does he want to go from electronic music pioneer to virtual reality party pioneer? “When I started my compositions for the boat, I was opening new horizons. That was exciting and exciting. That feeling answered me now too. It’s also cool and confusing to him how quickly he forgot the avatar aspect and immersed himself in the virtual world.
Giant’s Obsession and Experiences: Jar is known worldwide for its huge, high-tech concerts. In 1986 he gave an impressive performance in Lyon on the occasion of the visit of Pope John Paul II, who died in 2005, as the French discovered the laser harp for the first time.
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