PITCH SESSIONS - Deepmedia, REALM, FOKUS IMMERSIVE / OKUS LAB & VIBZ

FOKUS IMMERSIVE is a digital ballet project exploring choreographic mutation, inspired by genetic mutation. Just as mutations transform living organisms, the project investigates how movement can evolve and generate new choreographic forms through digital technologies.

Created by Belgian choreographer and transmedia artist Emmanuel Di Martino / OKUS LAB, it brings together dance, science and immersive technologies through virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR).

This presentation focuses on the AR prototype, developed in collaboration with developer Anthony Bayet and demonstrated on Android devices. By integrating digital choreography into the viewer’s physical environment, FOKUS IMMERSIVE explores new ways of experiencing dance beyond the stage.

Currently in development, the project aims to expand the boundaries of choreography through immersive experiences, connecting biological transformation, artistic creation and technological innovation.

OKUS LAB is a Belgian creative studio founded by choreographer and transmedia visual artist Emmanuel Di Martino, exploring the intersection of dance, light, visual arts and immersive technologies. Through projects such as OKUS PENDULUM, OKUS PAPYRUS and FOKUS Immersive, the studio develops hybrid experiences that connect the human body, light, moving images and space. Blending live performance, digital scenography, video mapping and extended reality (VR/AR), OKUS LAB creates new ways of experiencing movement, perception and visual storytelling. Its work is designed to engage with performing arts, museums, heritage spaces and innovative cultural environments, opening up new possibilities for artistic expression and collaboration across disciplines.