The following message was posted to: dance-tech >I also notice that we (now) have had a discussion on terminology, >but rarely do we see the list come alive regarding new and >challenging work that might be produced, or seen on the stages or in >the galleries of the world,. and how do we see that work, and >respond to it? I'd love to hear some critical language, some >theoetical engagement with new work, Hi Everybody :) Johannes , When you say "critical language and theoretical engagement" in my terminology it sounds like you're saying lets have some feedback about dancing ; the physical stuff. I have had discussions out of list with people about the lack of dance talked about within this list, and how it can come to life simply by someone mentioning something theoretical and abstract that doesn't really mean that much to many people. I think it would be interesting to have a census of all subscribers to this list to see what they would describe themselves as and what their interests are. For example I am a dance educator/performer/choreographer, I use Lifeforms as a base to create 3d animations, I make short dance films, I introduce the use of video and other technology as an aid to my work in education, I am teaching myself how to use Isadora to enhance my teaching and performance work. I trained as a dancer because I like moving my body in space, I like the use of technology and dance because it can make it more interesting for me to make and more interesting for people to watch. This snip from Richard Povall. "We are all doing quite different things with these technologies, and at the big events where we all come together (Monaco, etc.) I see remarkably little common ground, not just in aesthetic, but in fundamental approach." For me common ground is a big deal, it's what allows people to communicate and understand each other, it's why we have such big threads on the terminology used by people. People do different things but consider themselves part of the same community. I like making dance that an audience can have an emotional reaction to (hopefully positive) otherwise there was no point in inviting an audience to see it. Some people like making electronic devices that enhance the feedback between dancer and environment and audience. Some people like to use advanced software and hardware together to make performance work where the theory is the important thing not the performance. If all the subscribers to the list met up socially what would we talk about, would we have anything in common? Thanks Kema -- Kema T. Ekpei Esq. kema@kema.org.uk www.kema.org.uk ---------------------------------------- The Dance-Tech mailing list has recently moved to a new address. To post a message, send email to dance-tech@dancetechnology.org. To unsubscribe, send email to lists@dancetechnology.org, with the words "unsubscribe dance-tech" in the message body. ----------------------------------------
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