Hybrid Sensation – Tour Edition

An interactive experience on hybrid sensing in a hybrid reality.

Tour dates:
Sydhavn Teater, February 4-5, 2026
Limfjordsteatret, February 18, 2026
Aveny-T, March 24-25, 2026

Hybrid Sensation – Tour Edition is a semi-automated, tour-ready edition of Jakob la Cour’s acclaimed mixed reality performance, which premiered at The Royal Danish Theatre in 2023.

Hybrid Sensation is an immersive mixed reality performance that opens new modes of sensing. It challenges and transforms the audience’s sense of reality, body and identity through a participatory sensory process.

The work signals a shift where digital and physical hybridity becomes a basic condition – with its magic, quirks and glitches. Wearing VR headsets, audiences enter a shared sensory environment – a mini cosmos with a responsive interaction system. Here, the physical meets the meta-real in an atmospheric bath of light and spatial sound, a contemporary initiation into the hybrid body.

Facts
Duration: 30 minutes
Language: English voice-over, no spoken dialogue
Format: Semi-automated VR installation with live host and technician
Capacity: 8 participants per run (scalable depending on venue setup)
Venue: Black box or flexible space (minimum 7×7 meters, blackout recommended)
Technical requirements: 16A/230V power, haze/fog, PA with subs + tops, projector/screen (optional for foyer intro), internet connection
On-site team: 1 host + 1 technician
Production: Jakob la Cour Studio

Credits
Artistic direction and concept:
Jakob la Cour

Scenography:
Frederikke Krogh

Sound:
Based on original work by Julie Østengaard – adapted for touring version.

VR art and interaction design:
Jakob la Cour

VR development:
Mattias Brunacci

Digital performance:
Voice-over and ritual guidance – synthetic voice generated with ElevenLabs. Virtual avatar and motion tracking – semi-automated system in game engine [credit to be confirmed]

On-site team:
1 host (audience introduction and facilitation)
1 technician (operation of VR, sound, effects and light)

Dramaturgical advice:
Marie Dahl and Kirsten Dehlholm (original version)

Documentation and video:
Jacob Hesselberg

Production:
Jakob la Cour Studio

Support
The Danish Arts Foundation

Relation to the original work
Hybrid Sensation – Tour Edition builds on the acclaimed Hybrid Sensation, which premiered at The Royal Danish Theatre in 2023.

Read more about the original version here: Hybrid Sensation

Reviews (from the original version at The Royal Danish Theatre)
★★★★ Hybrid Sensation – colorful, sensual VR initiation, Anne Liisberg, Iscene – LINK

★★★★ “Insanely beautifully produced.” – Casper Koeller, Sceneblog

“Must be praised for creating a fully integrated total experience.” – Morten Kildebæk, Den 4. Væg

“…this avant-garde work presents an impressive and provocative fusion of virtual reality and performing arts.” – Stina Strange Thue, Bastard Blog – LINK

“…unique and manages to engage the audience in a way that is both surprising and captivating.” – Stina Strange Thue, Bastard Blog

Downloads
Link to press kit: GoogleDoc
Link to media: Dropbox

Booking
Touring inquiries and bookings: production@jakoblacour.com

Safety and accessibility
The experience uses VR headsets, haze and spatial sound. Not recommended for people with photosensitive epilepsy or severe motion sensitivity. Seating and assistance are available on request.