Tomorrow, April 1st at 3 PM Eastern Time, there will be live streaming of the "Forsythe Symposium: Choreographic Objects." (The event details page and live-streaming page).
The main focus of Synchronous Objects is to develop a set of data visualization tools for capturing, analyzing and presenting the underlying choreographic structures and components of Forsythe's "One Flat Thing, reproduced" (OFTr), which premiered in 2000. These visualizations in the form of information graphics, 2D and 3D animations and visual dance scores will provide audiences, students and researchers with new approaches to thinking about and studying Forsythe's intricate, counter-point work.
I'll be writing more about Synchronous Objects once it's up and running. In preparation for its launch, here are some background materials.
Videos of One Flat Thing, Reproduced
On Dailymotion, there are two videos of OFTr - the quality is not that good but it's still helpful to see these extended clips. Watch part 1 and part 2.
Pacific Northwest Ballet performed OFTr twice last year. In this promotional clip, you can watch short segments and enjoy PNB's sense of humor as they address the fact that ten audience members walked out of the theater per performance. Plus, the company's Artistic Director Peter Boal provides some helpful background:
And here's a another clip of OFTr that includes some solo and close-up shots:
Exploring Visualization Projects and Applications
Data visualization is an ever-growing, innovative field and there are excellent online resources and examples.
And also take a look at Many Eyes collaborative visualization application from IBM. Anybody can upload their own data, create a visualization and share it with others.
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Doug Fox on March 31, 2009 5:05 AM
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Hi Doug,
fantastic blog!!! Thanks for sharing it!!!
Sabine Klaus Creation Editor
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