Playing with Fire
Synopsis
At the center of the space, both real and virtual, is a Steinway & Sons Spirio concert grand piano, which acts as the bridge between the concert hall and the artist’s inner visions. The Spirio system—an advanced self-playing technology that can precisely record and reproduce the keystrokes of live performances—recreates Yuja’s virtuosity on the physical instrument in real time, synchronised with the holographic fingers of her virtual self.
Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2026 - Immersive Competition - World premiere
Details
- Year
- 2025
- Type of project
- XR / Immersive
- Running time
- 40 min
- Format
- Mixed reality location-based experience
- Director
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Pierre-Alain Giraud
- Producer
- VIVE Arts, Atlas V
- Co-Producer
- Atlas V
- Executive Producer
- VIVE Arts
- Production Designer
- Laurence Fontaine
- Sound
- Nicolas Becker, Antoine Martin
- Composer
- Various
- Principal cast
- Yuja Wang
- Other Lead Creative(s)
- Pierre-Alain Giraud, Gabríela Friðriksdóttir
- Project Title Note
- FKA Playing with Fire: An Immersive Odyssey with Yuja Wang
Genre
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Production Status
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