“Versailles 400 is a hybrid creation, a concert-show broadcast live from one of the most beautiful places in the world, as well as in virtual reality in the metaverse which, I hope, will help to promote our expertise and further inscribe the sphere of French immersive creation within our collective culture.” Jean-Michel Jarre
Celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Château de Versailles with Jean-Michel Jarre and his hybrid artistic creation, Versailles 400. The concert will be broadcasted both on YouTube and on VRROOM.
On December 25th 2023, this concert-show will offer the musician an opportunity to celebrate modern-day French innovation in a place which, at its origin, was an incredible artistic revolution, and to pay tribute to the great royal festivities that have marked History and built the global reputation of the Château de Versailles, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
At the creative heart of the piece, the excellence of French expertise in the arts and 21th-century digital industries will be brought together, in a place which itself symbolises excellence in 17th-century art and technology: the Hall of Mirrors at the Château de Versailles.
Donning the French LYNX mixed-reality headset, Jean-Michel Jarre will perform this concert-show before a live audience in the Hall of Mirrors, whereas does his avatar the same in a futuristic Hall of Mirrors with an audience connected through virtual reality.
A unique experience at the heart of the Château de Versailles!
Source of information: Château Versailles Spectacles