Ambrose Trataris: Daisy-ChainStar-Connection

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Gray Area presents Ambrose Trataris's *Daisy-Chain<>Star-Connection*, a world premiere hybrid virtual reality performance on August 29, 2026, blending contemporary dance, drag artistry, and queer worldbuilding. This pioneering multimedia event immerses attendees in a nightclub setting, where iconic queer Bay Area performers interact live on-stage and as mirrored holograms, leveraging motion capture and 3D world design. The interactive work explores mixed reality as an integration tool for socially transgressive bodies, navigating the complexities of visibility and community building by following characters through intimate connections, solo numbers, and evolving collective choreography. It ultimately embraces the poetic turbulence of finding one's place in a safe space, set to an original soundtrack.