DIVA celebrates the power and creativity of iconic performers, exploring and redefining the role of 'diva' and how this has been subverted or embraced over time across opera, stage, popular music, and film.
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In an homage to the architecture within the V&A’s Fashion Gallery, for the very first time, DIVA’S video design element plays to the 360-degree panoramic nature of the space, giving prominence to four domed alcoves (spanning 10 metres each). The projection mapping features carefully curated iconic diva images and videos - past and present - to create a bespoke “frieze-in-motion”.
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The best kept secret, however, are Act III’s overarching “Takeover Moments”, in which the alcoves become alive through a magical transition of extremely familiar and much-loved diva moments, selected from iconic music videos and performances and filtered through the same lens of a uniquely designed starscape realm.
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Expect to come face-to-face with the likes of Freddie Mercury, Kate Bush, and Beyonce as they dance around the space, inviting you to imagine a star-studded night sky, where our collective pop memories live in perpetual motion.
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We also created the additional audio-visual moments throughout the exhibition utilising a variety of echoing themes and presentation techniques.
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CREDITS
Curator: Kate Bailey
Associate Curator: Veronica Castro
Exhibition Designer: Alicia Gonzalez-Lafita (V&A Design Studio)
Lighting Designer: Jessica Hung Han Yun
Sound Designer: Gareth Fry
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VIDEO TEAM
Video Designer: Tal Rosner
Technical Consultant / Systems: Nick Joyce
Technical Consultant / Mapping: David Shepherd
Lead Animator: Darren Culley
Boards Development: Tali Oliver
Additional 3D: Dale Croft
Producer: Rachael Shepherd
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Video Content Produced by Tal Rosner Ltd
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© Photos: Victoria and Albert Museum, London