2009-2012

Back in 2009 we were asked to help designer David Fielding and director Keith Warner realise their vision for this year’s spectactular Bregenz floating opera in Austria - one of the world’s biggest stages of its kind, with seating for 7,000. The opera is performed every summer in the waters of Lake Constance.


Over several months we worked very closely with David and Keith to literally flesh out their idea of basing the set on the famous “Death of Marat” painting. Working quickly in 3ds max and zbrush we were able to preview different ideas for the staging and try to capture the essence of the painting at the same time, eventually ending up with a full virtual model that was very close to the final built set.

We also travelled to Austria to work closely with the engineers and technical people in Bregenz to come up with a happy compromise between form and function.

The final torso is over 23m high and weighs 60 tons. No wonder the reviewers seem to have been very impressed (click for reviews)

Making of André Chénier

Showreel 2010

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3D statue of Gaga using scanned data and CNC machined out of polystyrene (at extremely short notice!) for the Brit Awards 2010.

Again working using scan data from Rapido 3d we retopologised and textured a head scan of Wayne Rooney for Powerade’s latest TV commercial.

Royal Opera Liege, Belgium, May 2009

BURST TV and NEW OPERA HERO in collaboration with Timeless Network and the Royal Opera de Wallonie premiered their first perforamce at NEO 2009 (Nuit d’Electronique et d’Opera) at the Royal Opera in Liege.

click here for more info: NEW OPERA HERO

City Hall Theatre, HONG KONG, November 2008

“Construction Scene” Video

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“Intro Scene” Video

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Burst and New Opera Hero collaborated with the bilingual theatre company Theatre du Pif on this innovative verbatim piece that explores Hong Kong’s history in a script based on interviews with its residents, from rich to poor.

South China Morning Post (Hong Kong’s main English language paper) said “The stunning production design made a strong visual statement”, “The interaction between theatre and multimedia art created interesting effects…and there were also scenes in which spoken text, movement and audio-visuals were thoughtfully integrated.”

Sächsische Semperoper, DRESDEN April 2007

We finished our collaboration with director Keith Warner and designer David Fielding for Berlioz’s opera, which premiered in April 2007 in Dresden’s renowned Semperoper.

EUROPEAN TOUR 2008

Burst take on their most challenging project yet. They will design the complete virtual stage show for this amazing 300-day-project, incorporating reactive visuals and complete integration of visuals and live performance. Check it out here:

New Opera Hero