Topic: Orfeo's Oratorio

Event date: Sunday, June 14, 3 - 5 pm PDT

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Orefeo's Oratorio: Both Worlds (c) Alizarin Goldflake

The SL premiere of "Orfeo's Oratorio" will take place at Alizarin Goldflake's Open Studio on Sunday, June 14, 3 - 5 pm PDT.

An immersive art environment, it is a virtual amusement park with an Upper World/Under World theme. The centerpiece of the upper level is an other-worldly fountain. Two-person steerable gondolas and 1-person fixed-path coracles play the role of bumper cars. The coracles swing the rider into space for a spectacular view back inside. There are dance pose balls and in a corner a Circle of Confusion where a perpetual party rages. A quote from the end of Dante's "Inferno" periodically drifts up and out through a circular opening in the roof. The floor, with its texture of black and transparent squares, creates the illusion of a mirror-like reflection that, along with the columns and arches on the walls, lends a Venetian atmosphere. Viewers will also want to notice how the light changes from day to night and back again.
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Orefeo's Oratorio: The Upper World (c) Alizarin Goldflake

Two blue-jetted ferris wheels connect the Upper World to the Underworld, which is an upsidedown version of the former. Hot oranges and purples replace the cool blue colors of the Upper World, and the Salsa Inferna pose balls dance the avatars on the ceiling. The underworld coracle is ringed with fire, and particle flames shoots up from the floor. Crackling sconces light the ends, and a lava fountain drips particle sparks from the ceiling like a giant chandelier. Another quote from the Inferno sinks slowly through the floor. And a single ferris wheel connects the rider to the Outside World. As in a musical oratorio, the images here are contrapuntal, yet play with each other in a harmony of form and color.

Orefeo's Oratorio: The Upper World (c) Alizarin Goldflake

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The build is 337 prims and took 5 months to complete. It was an NPIRL Pick on May 30, 2009.

Other Atelier Alizarin Attractions include: immersive art and musical kinetics in Sky Studio Day & Sky Studio Night, The Particularium on the third floor, RL digital drawings on the second floor, and 2-D digital collages on the first floor, and a redesigned garden outside.
From: Alizarin Goldflake