No:3/11

Dance, Video and Body

Presentation and experimentation of software for dance Isadora and the Kroonde motion capture system

Today, dancers and choreographers have the opportunity of modifying and treating video, other types of images, text, lighting effects and music for stage production through the use of motion capture, programmes and interfaces that process movement, the spoken word and music in real time.

Mark Coniglio, composer, programmer, and artistic co-director of the New York based Troika Ranch Dance Company created Isadora, a software that allows one to treat video images in real time. It is easy to manipulate and offers great creative potential.

During this workshop, participants will be introduced to this software application and through experimenting its possibilities in connection with sensors, will be invited to reflect on the expressive use of imagery in general and of video in particular.

ARMANDO MENICACCI