October 17, 2006

Merce Cunningham Puts Music Selection in Audience Hands

Merce Cunningham Dance Company performed eyeSpace last week at The Joyce Theater.

Randomness in music selection was taken to new heights by the master of randomness. Audience members were encouraged to bring their own iPods loaded with Mikel Rouse’s eyeSpace score (freely available via the Merce Cunningham website for ticket buyers) or those without iPods were provided with one when arriving at The Joyce theater.

Apollinaire Scherr wrote in Newsday before opening of eyeSpace:

Up until "eyeSpace," audience members at least were listening to the same music, whatever they each made of it. Now, they may be watching the same dance, "but they're having a private experience with the sound," Rouse explains. "What happens when you ask people to have both a shared and a private experience at the same time? I don't think that's exactly happened before. The question is, what is a theatrical experience?"

I just did Google news search to see what the reviewers had to say about eyeSpace and its iPod innovation:

Tobi Tobias for Bloomber writes in "Merce Cunningham's IPod Tricks Fall Flat":

Now, with ``eyeSpace,'' Cunningham is inviting his audience to be interactive, a tactic that presumably engages the art-resistant. This from an artist who stuck to his esoteric aesthetic for decades, often with glorious results.

The choreography for ``eyeSpace'' is even more discouraging than the sound gimmickry.

Deborah Jowitt in The Village Voice opens her review:

Merce Cunningham and John Cage were using chance procedures to shuffle music and dance sequences before Steve Jobs was born. With Cunningham's new eyeSpace, the audience gets to play. We hear half of Mikel Rouse's score, variously shuffled, on iPods. Text sung and spoken by the dancers (sample: "I almost lost my foot, but I didn't lose my foot") emerges from a murmur of instruments and other sounds. Rouse and Stephan Moore also generate noise on the theater's speakers—mostly street and subway clamor. Sitting there in our headphones we might be on the subway, except that no musical favorites cocoon us from commotion.

This aural experience is somewhat like life; the visual one isn't.

John Rockwell for the New York Times writes in "You'll Take the Dance You're Given, but You Can Call the Tune":

...“eyeSpace,” accompanied by a Mikel Rouse score set to shuffle mode on individual iPods, was [a] novelty, and an appealing one.

Mr. Cunningham, now 87, has long been fascinated with technological innovations, and there can be a whiff of gimmickry in his use of them. The new “eyeSpace” worked well, with one reservation. Mr. Rouse’s score blends rock and folk-rockish vocals with electronic instrumentals and an urban soundscape. The handsome blue costumes and backdrop — blue against an intensely saturated red — are by Henry Samelson. The 12 dancers twisted and gyrated, mostly in subgroups of diminishing size, though one’s attention was sometimes distracted by the novelty of Mr. Rouse’s presentation of his music and by the audience fumbling with the iPods, most of which were on loan from the lobby.

Click here for more reviews on Google.

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April 4, 2006

Emily Johnson Interview about "Heat and Life"

This morning I interviewed Emily Johnson the director of the Minneapolis, Minnesota-based dance company, Catalyst Dance. She discussed her latest work "Heat and Life" which deals with the subject of global warming. The next performance of this work will be at the Dance Theater Workshop in New York City on June 28th.

Click here to listen to audio interview (MP3 format - Stereo - 7.12 MB - 15:32 Minutes)

Emily Johnson - Background

Emily Johnson is the director of the Minneapolis, Minnesota-based dance company, Catalyst Dance. Since its founding in 1998, Emily, an Alaskan native, has choreographed dance works for her eight-member company that are both thought-provoking and entertaining.

With the contributions of poets, musicians, sculptors and video artists, Catalyst Dance has performed on stage, in parks, at art galleries, storefronts and bars.

"Heat and Life," which focuses on the topic of global warming, is Emily Johnson's latest creation and is in the midst of a 50-state tour since its debut in October 2004. Heat and Life combines movement, video and sound into a work this is part dance concert and part installation.

Technorati Tags: dance, environment, global warming, performance, podcast

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March 29, 2006

Liz Lerman Audio Interview About "Ferocious Beauty: Genome"

This afternoon I interviewed Liz Lerman of Liz Lerman Dance Exchange about her company's latest work "Ferocious Beauty: Genome." I'm fascinated by the intersection of dance and science so it was great to have an opportunity to hear what Liz had to say about her exploration of genetics through dance and movement. Below you'll find a bio of Liz and her dance company as well as links to recent articles about "Ferocious Beauty."

Click here to listen to audio interview (MP3 format - Stereo - 10.1 MB - 21:32 Minutes)

Still From "Ferocious Beauty"
Credit: George Ruhe for The New York Times

Background - Liz Lerman Dance Exchange

Liz Lerman is founding artistic director of Liz Lerman Dance Exchange. Her dance company features a multi-generational ensemble that creates, performs, teaches and engages people in making art. Throughout its 30 year history, Dance Exchange has defined dance as a multi-disciplinary art form that encompasses movement, music, imagery, and the spoken word.

Dance Exchange, which is based in Takoma Park, Maryland, has created over 50 innovative dance and theater works and has participated in thousands of performances and community encounters in the United States and around the globe.

Liz Lerman has received numerous honors, including the American Choreographer Award, the American Jewish Congress “Golda” Award, and Washingtonian magazine’s 1988 Washingtonian of the Year. In 2002 her work was recognized with a MacArthur “Genius Grant” Fellowship, and she was recently designated for the National Foundation for Jewish Culture’s Achievement Award and induction into the University of Maryland’s Hall of Fame.

Background - Ferocious Beauty: Genome

Liz's latest work is "Ferocious Beauty: Genome," which premiered February 3rd at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. "Ferocious Beauty" is a multimedia performance that explores the latest developments in genetic science and the impact of this research on our own lives. The goal of this endeavor is to foster a long-term partnership among a national group of scientists, bio-ethicists, researchers, clergy and artists who will bring their best thinking to bear on the promise and threat of a new biological age.

Links for Ferocious Beauty: Genome

- "Liz Lerman Exchange connects science and dance" - The Wesleyan Argus

- "Connecting Bodies, Apples and DNA Through Dance" - New York Times

- "World Premiere of the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange’s Ferocious Beauty: Genome" - Press Release, Wesleyan University - Center for the Arts

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March 9, 2006

Interview with James Oliverio of Digital Worlds Institute

This morning I interviewed James Oliverio, professor and director of the Digital Worlds Institute at the University of Florida. He discussed the many collaborative programs that the Institute has organized that have united artists from multiple continents via the high-speed Internet2 and advanced video conferencing capabilities. A thread that ties these programs together is how the networked connections that join remote sites help to breakdown cultural barriers among participating artists.

Click here to listen to audio interview (MP3 format - Stereo - 8.55 MB - 18:40 Minutes)

Background

James Oliverio is a professor and director of the Digital Worlds Institute at the University of Florida. He is an internationally known creative artist, educator and producer with over 20 years of experience in film and electronic media. He's been awarded five Emmy Awards from the Atlanta chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and has received numerous grants and symphonic commissions.

The Digital Worlds Institute, which he heads, conducts interdisciplinary research and educational programs that unite engineering and arts disciplines by using the latest developments in digital technologies and networking to bring together cultures and artist from around the globe.

Collaborative Dance Performances

On the Digital Worlds Institute website you can learn about and watch archived videos from many of their programs. (View research and production projects to access these programs.)

Of particular interest to dancers are two programs that you'll want to explore: "Dancing Beyond Boundaries (2001)" and "Non Divisi (2003)." Here are two images from Non Divisi:

Click pictures for larger images

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March 7, 2006

Interview with Another Language About InterPlay

Today I interviewed Beth Miklavcic, the artistic director, and Jimmy Miklavcic, the executive director, of Another Language, an interdisciplinary dance company, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, that they started in 1985.

Click here to listen to audio interview (MP3 format - Stereo - 9.1 MB - 19:18 Minutes)

During this interview Beth and Jimmy discuss their InterPlay series of performances that unite multiple venues in a real-time collaborative program that relies upon high-speed video conferencing over the Internet2 backbone.

Their next program, "Dancing on the Banks of Packet Creek: RealTime Distributed Surrealistic Cinema" will take place March 31st through April 2nd 2006 at multiple locations from the University of Alaska Fairbanks to the University of Maryland where I plan to watch this performance.

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March 2, 2006

Yacov Sharir Interview - Wearable Computers and Performance

Today I interviewed dance and technology pioneer Yacov Sharir about his research in wearable computers and performance. In this post you'll find a profile of Yacov Sharir, pictures from his research, and external links to related articles and performances.

Click here to listen to audio interview (MP3 format - Stereo - 8.85 MB - 19:20 Minutes)

Profile - Yacov Sharir

Yacov Sharir is a choreographer, dancer, technologist and innovator. He is a professor of Theatre/Dance and Virtual Environments at the University of Texas-Austin and artistic director of the Austin-based Sharir Dance Company.

He has performed under the direction of Martha Graham, Jerome Robbins, Jose Limon and Anna Sokolow. Sharir is the founder of the American Deaf Dance Company and the Sharir Dance Company. As a multiple recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Choreographic Fellowship, he has choreographed for the Bat-Sheva Dance Company, Hartford Ballet, Dallas Ballet, the Kibbutz Dance Company of Israel, the Utah Repertory Dance Theatre and others. He was a recipient of an "Arts And Virtual Environments" two-year fellowship awarded by the Banff Center for the Arts and is engaged in extensive international lectures and workshops directly related to the issues of virtual environments, cyberspace and computerized choreography.

Image Gallery - Wearable Computers

During the audio interview Yacov Sharir refers to the below pictures.

Click on pictures to view larger images

Links - Articles, Papers and Research

- Yacov Sharir - Associate Professor of Theatre and Dance at the University of Texas-Austin

- Yacov Sharir Studio

- Explorations in wearable computers

- Cyber Human Characters and 3D Worlds

- Virtually Dancing

- Interfacing Virtual & Physical Spaces through the Body: The cyberPRINT Project by Yacov Sharir and others (PDF)

- cyberPRINT project and performance

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February 14, 2006

Interview with Jeroen Fabius About Dance Unlimited

Yesterday I interviewed Jeroen Fabius about Dance Unlimited Amsterdam, a two-year, advanced degree in choreography, performance and new media. Jeroen, who is based in Amsterdam, is the coordinator of the Dance Unlimited program.

Click here to listen to audio interview (MP3 format - 3.79 MB - 8:05 Minutes)

Background: Dance Unlimited Amsterdam

Established in 2002, Dance Unlimited (DU) Amsterdam is a unique two-year masters program (currently a postgraduate program but will be validated as a Masters from 2007) supporting the study of the relationship between choreography, performance and new media technologies. The program takes the development of choreographic work as its starting point, and new media technologies and practices are approached from this perspective. Theoretical and critical reflection is used as a means to challenge and support the practical work; and collaboration is emphasized. The DU staff comprises internationally known artists and researchers: Scott deLahunta, Sher Doruff, Jeroen Fabius (coordinator), Thomas Lehmen and Susan Rethorst.

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February 11, 2006

Interview with Jody Sperling about Loie Fuller

Yesterday afternoon I interviewed Jody Sperling, the artistic director of Time Lapse Dance. Jody is a dancer, choreographer, dance critic and scholar based in New York City. She is an expert on Loie Fuller and an interpreter of Fuller's style of dancing. You can listen to Jody discuss the dances of Loie Fuller and her recreations of the works of this modern dance pioneer.

Click here to listen to audio interview (MP3 format - 8.55 MB - 18:14 Minutes)

You can watch a video clip of Jody Sperling performing the Butterfly Dance in 1997 at the Library of Congress.

Also, Jody sent me links to original video clips of Loie Fuller imitators. These video clips are grainy and without sound, but they let you see exactly what the original dances were like. The first video is performed by Crissie Sheridan in 1987 and the second video is performed by Ameta in 1903.

Jody Sperling Background

Jody Sperling (Artistic Director) is a dancer, choreographer, dance critic and scholar based in New York City. Sperling has gained an international reputation as an expert on Loie Fuller and as an interpreter of Fuller's style of dancing. Sperling has lectured and/or performed at colleges, universities, festivals, and conferences in the US, Canada, Ireland, Italy, and Russia. Sperling's interest in this historic figure began in 1997 with The Butterfly Dance, a collaboration with film choreographer and dance historian Elizabeth Aldrich commissioned by the Library of Congress. Since then, Sperling has created five Fuller-inspired solos, including The Serpentine Dance (after the 1891 original), The Magic-Lantern Dance, a collaboration with Terry Borton, the director of the American Magic Lantern Theater, Dance of the Elements, La Nuit, and, most recently, Debussy Soirée.

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February 1, 2006

Interview with Rose Eichenbaum, Author "Masters of Movement"

This afternoon, I interviewed Rose Eichenbaum, the author of "Masters of Movement: Portraits of America's Great Choreographers".

Rose, a dance teacher for more than 25 years, is a highly-acclaimed photojournalist. Her articles and photographs have appeared in Dance Magazine, Dance Spirit, Dance Teacher, Point and Dancer.

I thought the book was wonderful. Rose has photographic portraits of each of the 59 choreographers she met with over a five year period. Plus the book includes intriguing vignettes about her encounters with each of these choreographers.

Click here to listen to audio interview (MP3 format - 15.58 MB - 34:01 Minutes)

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Interview with Douglas McLennan

Yesterday I interviewed Douglas McLennan who is the editor-in-chief of ArtsJournal, a comprehensive resource of articles, blogs and conversations about arts and culture. If you haven't visited ArtsJournal, I highly recommend the site - I visit it every day.

I was especially interested to interview Doug about an online conversation he recently organized and hosted that dealt with the question of whether New York City was still the dance center of the world. The complete archive of this lively and insightful discussion is available on ArtsJournal.

Click here to listen to audio interview (MP3 format - 8.97 MB - 19:35 Minutes)

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January 31, 2006

Princess Mhoon Cooper of This Woman's Work

Yesterday, I interviewed Ursula Payne about this weekend's dance program "This Woman's Work," which will be performed this Friday and Saturday at 7:30 PM at Howard University in the Ira Aldridge Theatre in Washington DC. For tickets, you can call: (202) 806-4157.

Today, I have the pleasure of being joined by Princess Mhoon Cooper who is co-director of this project along with Bridget Moore. And Princess is also one of the choreographers and dancers in this weekend's performances.

Click here to listen to audio interview (MP3 format - 8.9 MB - 19:07 Minutes)

Background

Rennie Harris (acclaimed choreographer) calls Princess Mhoon Cooper, "a visionary of her generation." Noted for making work that responds to pressing social issues, her work has been seen nationally and internationally. She has toured extensively with Ronald K. Brown Evidence Dance Company, Rennie Harris Pure Movement, and Chuck Davis's African-American Dance Ensemble. Most recently Mrs. Mhoon Cooper has been commissioned to create work for Slippery Rock University. She is an alumnus of Howard University and currently serves on the faculty as an Adjunct Professor.

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Marlon Barrios-Solano on Interactive Technology for Dancers

Yesterday, I interviewed Marlon Barrios-Solano, a dancer and new media artist, about his upcoming seminar program, "Interactive Technology for Dancers," which will be taking place in New York City on March 27th, April 3rd and April 10th (view seminar details). This extended interview with Marlon provides an introduction to the software and technology that is used to create responsive dance environments where the movements of dancers trigger real-time effects in the form of videos, animations, sound and lighting.

Click here to listen to audio interview (MP3 format - 15.19 MB - 32:25 Minutes)

Background

Marlon Barrios-Solano is a Venezuelan dancer, new media artist, teacher and researcher. He has been based in the US since 1994. He works at the intersection of improvisational dance and real-time multimedia technology. In 2004, Marlon received his masters of fine arts from the dance and technology department at Ohio State University. And he is an artist in residence at Amsterdam-based STEIM, which helps artists to develop technologies required for performances.

Seminar Program in New York City

"Interactive Technology for Dancers"

Class: Mon, March 27, April 3, 10, 6:30 - 9:30pm
Class cost: $325 (members) $385 (non-members)

Using Max/MSP/Jitter, this workshop is geared to expose dance artists and performers to digital real-time processing and its application and issues for the creation of performance and installation environments. A hands-on workshop to get participants familiar with the Jitter object system, subjects such as real-time video playback, signal-processing for video, live camera tracking, audio-visual interaction, and the use of wireless game controllers as an alternative interface will be explored. Participants are expected to have basic experience with digital video processing.

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January 30, 2006

This Woman's Work - Audio Preview

This weekend on Friday, February 3rd and Saturday, February 4th there are performances of "This Woman's Work" at Howard University in the Ira Aldridge Theatre in Washington DC. For tickets, call (202) 806-4157 or (202) 806-7700.

To learn about "This Woman's Work" and their weekend's performances, I interviewed Ursula Payne who is one of the original choreographers involved in this project. Ursula is an independent choreographer, and associate professor of dance at Slippery Rock University where she teaches contemporary dance.

Click here to listen to dance performance preview (MP3 format - 6.52 MB - 14:14 Minutes)

Performance Description

After it’s sold out debut in 2003 and again in August 2005, co-curators Bridget Moore and Princess Mhoon Cooper’s This Woman’s Work has been the talk of the New York dance scene. “Our mission is to expose dance and movement pieces choreographed by women from the African Diaspora and to ensure that these works are seen by a broad audience. We seek to create opportunities that will allow this new generation of artists to flourish in their profession. As Black women, we stand on the shoulders of pioneers like Katherine Dunham and Pearl Primus and their students, who are our teachers. We do not intend to let history be written without our voice of creativity and unique perspective, shared through our medium of choice…DANCE! The collective This Woman's Work and the contributions of Princess Mhoon Cooper and Bridget Moore along with the other choreographers were recently recognized as one of Dance Magazine's top 25 to watch.

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January 25, 2006

Interview with Jo-Anne Green

I interviewed Jo-Anne Green this morning. Jo is co-creator and contributor to the Networked Performance weblog, which I've very much enjoyed reading since its founding in July 2004. On her blog, you'll find stories about a diverse range of new media and performance arts projects taking place around the globe.

Click here to listen to audio interview (MP3 format - 7.89 MB - 17:14 Minutes)

Background

Our guest is Jo-Anne Green, co-creator and contributor to the Networked Performance weblog.

Jo, born in Johannesburg, South Africa, received a BFA in printmaking and art history from the University of Witwatersrand.

She moved to Boston in 1983 where she obtained a MFA in Painting. In 1985, Jo co-founded Cultural Resistance to educate the American public about Apartheid through the art and culture of South Africa.

Jo was instrumental in starting the artist-in-residence program at the University of New Mexico's (UNM) Albuquerque High Performance Computing Center. This initiative led to the creation of the Arts Technology Center (ATC), of which she served as the program coordinator until returning to Boston in 2001 and receiving her MS in Arts Administration.

Jo has exhibited her paintings (view her artwork), one-of-a-kind artist's books, and installations in South Africa, Boston, and New York.

The Networked Performance blog is published by Turbulence, a project of New York-based New Radio and Performance Arts, Inc.

Turbulence is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is the commissioning of networked art by emerging and established artists.

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January 23, 2006

Johannes Birringer Audio Interview

I interviewed Johannes Birringer this morning. For more than two decades, Johannes has been working in theater, dance, performance art and multimedia collaborations on both sides of the Atlantic. He has served in numerous capacities including choreographer, curator, conference organizer, researcher, professor, volunteer, writer and speaker.

Click here to listen to audio interview (MP3 format - 15.08 MB - 32:57 Minutes)

Background

Dr. Johannes Birringer is a German-born performance and media choreographer currently residing in Houston, Texas, London, England, and Schmelz, Germany.

Johannes received his MA and Ph.D. in literature and theater from Trier University in Germany.

For more than two decades, he has been working in theater, dance, performance art and multimedia collaborations on both sides of the Atlantic. He has served in numerous capacities including choreographer, curator, conference organizer, researcher, professor, volunteer, writer and speaker.

- Dr. Johannes Birringer is currently principal research fellow at The School of Art and Design at Nottingham Trent University in Nottingham England. And in March 2006 will assume the chair/professorship in Performance Technologies at Brunel University in London.

- In 1999, he was appointed the head of the then new dance and technology program at Ohio State University (OSU) where he developed a new Master of Fine Arts curriculum in dance technologies and initiated the Interactive Performance Series (IPS).

- Johannes is the artistic director of AlienNation Company, a multimedia ensemble, founded in 1993, that collaborates on site-specific and cross-cultural performance and installation projects.

- In 2003, he founded the Interaktionslabor Göttelborn, an annual international workshop dedicated to research, performance and software application development in interactive and networked media technologies.

- And this past December, Johannes organized the Digital Cultures Lab in Dance Technologies.

- And he is the co-creator of the new Dance-Tech Discussion List.

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January 19, 2006

Second Interview with Doug Rosenberg

In addition to interviewing Douglas Rosenberg this morning about the upcoming Screendance program, I also spoke to him about his work as a video dance filmmaker. In this interview Doug talks about his art as he gives a tour of his website.

Click here to listen to audio interview (MP3 format - 7.22 MB - 15:46 Minutes)

Douglas Rosenberg is a video dance filmmaker and Associate Professor of Dance at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Doug is an artist and director of the Dziga Vertov Performance Group, whose mission is to create new and challenging works of art based in the language of performance, dance and media.

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Podcast Interview with Douglas Rosenberg

This morning I interviewed Douglas Rosenberg about the upcoming "Screendance: The State of the Art" conference that will take place this summer as part of the American Dance Festival in Durham, North Carolina.

Click here to listen to audio interview (MP3 format - 6.65 MB - 14:31 Minutes)

Douglas Rosenberg is a video dance filmmaker and Associate Professor of Dance at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Doug is an artist and director of the Dziga Vertov Performance Group, whose mission is to create new and challenging works of art based in the language of performance, dance and media.

Doug, in collaboration with the American Dance Festival, is hosting "Screendance: The State of the Art," a four-day conference on the current state of screendance around the globe. This program will be held at the American Dance Festival in Durham, North Carolina in conjunction with the NEA Arts Journalism Institute for Dance Criticism. This Screendance conference will coincide with the 11th annual "Dancing for Camera: International Festival of Film and Video Dance." The Screendance conference will take place from July 6-9, 2006.

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January 18, 2006

Audio Interview with Matthew Gough

Much thanks to Matthew Gough for being the first guest on the Great Dance Podcast. Matt has been very helpful as I've experimented with different ways to record telephone conversations.

Click here to listen to my interview with Matthew Gough (MP3 format - 7.22 MB - 15:46 minutes)

I spoke with Matthew, who is in England, this afternoon.

Matthew is a dancer with a strong interest in dance movement and improvisation. He is a lecturer at the university level teaching classes in dance theater and choreography. He is a Ph.D. candidate in computer science at East Anglia in Norwich England and one of the very early dance bloggers.

Matt publishes the Splines in Space blog.

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January 4, 2006

Listen to First Audio Podcast

Today I launch the Great Dance Audio Podcast.

In the first audio program, I introduce myself and give an overview of current and upcoming Great Dance offerings.

Click here to listen to podcast

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November 11, 2005

Dance and the 99 Cent Video

Producers of TV shows and music videos are in the early stages of trying to figure out how to generate revenue by making their programs available via a pay-per-view model.

Click to view larger image of this screen shot of dance videos and TV shows available through iTunes

Apple, through its iTunes service, kicked-off the trend by making songs available for iPods at 99 cents. Now you can go to iTunes and buy music videos and popular TV programs for just $1.99 a piece. TV networks don't want to miss the bandwagon. Both NBC and CBS just announced plans to make their hit shows available for 99 cents a piece.

And the producers of the Emmy Awards, recognizing the increasing popularity of video content for cell phones, handhelds and other alternative devices, have created a new awards category for these emerging video formats.

These new distribution channels for video content will soon offer dancers and dance companies a new way to make money. Whether you want to sell a video of a stage performance, a dance on camera film, or a specially created video for online distribution, there is no reason that you cannot soon be selling videos for anywhere from $0.99 to $5.00 - and making good money in the process.

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