Abstract
Media theorist Marshall McLuhan sees an artist’s role in showing others how to deal with new technology. The dance media performance “Inside the Chain” is specifically devoted to the exploration of how we as human beings react to what is offered to us by the machines (in real time during the performance) as well as to the interplay between a human and a machine. During the solo performance “Inside the Chain”, the performer and the audience observe what happens in real time, quickly reacting to constantly changing conditions, which may include momentary desires. Together with collaborators, we looked for a clarity of the relations between dance and technology and also aimed to balance them in the performance. Thus, we attempted to organize two open loops: {projected image} → {dancer’s motion} in the first part of the performance and {dancer’s motion} → {projected image} in the second part. Two-way dependence between the dancer’s motion and projected images is a reflection on the experience of Two-Way Communication appearing in new media. Building a visible relationship between dance and technology can be treated as an attempt to critique, as well as interact and cooperate with the media that shapes us.
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Presentation Type
Theme
New Media, Technology and the Arts
KEYWORDS
Dance and Technology, Dance Media Performance, Algorithmic Choreography
