Exploring afterlife interpreted through dance and multimedia

This paper presents the design and development of the project “Afterlife” (Death) as interpreted through the integration of the Butoh dance genre and interactive digital media art presentation. According to Chinese's Taoism teaching, the soul of a dead person would be sent to the Heaven if the person has collected enough good karma during their lifetime on earth whereas the soul would be punished to the Eighteen Levels of Hell for their bad deeds. This project was exhibited at the International Multidisciplinary Media Arts Festival (IMMA'16) at Quill City Mall, Kuala Lumpur. The project gave the audience a new perspective about the afterlife. This paper concludes with the audience's reactions to the project and also recommendation for the future research.