Re: Media Relations & Interfaces

From: by way of dance-tech-admin@dancetechnology.org (matt-gough@SAFe-mail.net)
Date: 06/25/04


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greetings,

[quote]those of us who want to incorporate new technologies into 
primarily dance-based works, and those who are interested in pursuing 
new forms, regardless of what the resulting mix of media will be. 
[/quote]

just for information I consider myself as the former. with a goal of 
integration and embodiment of new technologies in dance practice.

[quote] they are a bunch of components that can be assemble very 
differently into an interface substrate or come in packages for you 
to use [/quote]

[quote] I don't use any of the tools that you cited in your list [quote]

I was giving example rather than a mutually exclusive list. you may 
re-invent approach but do you use the same basic tools i.e. sensors, 
sensor technologies / interfaces (even if you create new ones for 
each work)?. it is the technology approach I was referring to and a 
technological typology [ Isabel / Scott ]. however I recognise the 
value of multiple systems of classification.

[quote] As a dance critic I try to be careful about using language 
from a specific discipline when I'm not writing for practitioners of 
that work.  You're absolutely correct when you say that "tension, 
momentum, and flow" have defined meanings in Labananalysis, but they 
have other meanings in general English.  I use my Laban training 
every day when I watch movement, but when I write about it I 
frequently have to "translate" from the analytic language. [/quote]

regardless of perspective this is important too, how do we describe 
our work to the wider arts and public, not only in terms of practice 
but also performance.

i didn't get to see ataXia, has any one anything to say about this 
sci/art collaboration? there has been much in the press (see links) 
but what did you think?

[quote] ataXia draws influences from such diverse worlds as 
neuroscience, composition, psychology, virtual design, spatial 
architecture and computer programming. Generating a fresh and radical 
look at human physicality, AtaXia explores dislocation and loss of 
control while using the complex technology that has become the 
hallmark of Random Dance [/quote]

[http://forum.criticaldance.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=5;t=002610]
[http://observer.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,6903,1232222,00.html]
[http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/reviews/story/0,11712,1231353,00.html]
[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/printFriendly/0,,1-376-1125523,00.html]
[http://www.portal.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2004/06/10/btib10.xml&sSheet=/arts/2004/06/10/ixartright.html]
[http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php?sid=2498]
[http://www.ballet.co.uk/magazines/yr_04/jul04/lh_rev_random_0604.htm]

matt

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