Softkinetic Allows for Full-Body Game Control Without Wires
Softkinetic offers body-based, wireless input for gaming control:
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Experience Moving Through China in Beijing Accelerator
Beijing Accelerator is an art installation that that "plays a game with bodily and visual perception by manipulating both elements according their specific functioning. In Beijing Accelerator the participant sits in a racing-chair on a motorized structure equipped with a joystick:
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Hands-Free Control of SecondLife
The body is also the new interface for navigating though SecondLife. Here's an example of a 3D camera in action (Learn more at Handsfree 3D ):
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Controlling Google Earth with Wii Balance Board
Researchers from the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence show how to control Google Earth and computer games with Wii Balance board:
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Garry Stewart and Lois Greenfield Collaborate on "Held"
Garry Stewart, artistic director of Australian Dance Theatre and dance photographer Lois Greenfield collaborated on "Held":
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"Arenal" from Nacho Duato's Compania Nacional de Danza
Excerpts of "Arenal" from Nacho Duato's Compania Nacional de Danza (Spanish):
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Yasmeen Godder's Sudden Birds
Excerpt of Yasmeen Godder's Sudden Birds :
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Young Dance Student Practicing Her Pirouettes
Extended video of young dance student practicing her pirouettes. Appears that student is working with choreographer whose YouTube name is faysweeper :
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Light Rain Interactive Installation
Light Rain installation from wowlab:
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Ohad Naharin's Seder
Ohad Naharin's Seder, performed by Batsheva Ensemble :
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Mark Morris Rehearses Mozart Dances
Mark Morris in rehearsal for last year's Mozart Dances:
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Christopher Wheeldon Remembers Jerome Robbins
Interview from New York City Ballet on their YouTube channel with Christopher Wheeldon about Jerome Robbins:
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Nagi Noda Dance Video
Dancevideo from Japanese pop artist Nagi Noda:
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Bahok at Sadler's Wells
Bahok , the collaboration between Sadler's Wells Associate Artist Akram Khan and the National Ballet of China, just completed its performance run:
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Nutcracker from the Royal Opera House
Peter Wright's 1984 production of The Nutcracker from the Royal Opera House :
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National Ballet Company of Portugal's Les Sylphides
Les Sylphides performed by the National Ballet Company of Portugal :
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Gallim Dance's "I can see you in my pupil"
Gallim Dance in "I can see you in my pupil":
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Sylvie Guillem and Niklas Ek in "Smoke"
Sylvie Guillem and Niklas Ek perform "Smoke," part of larger work "Evidentia ," choreographed by Mats Ek:
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Solo by Miaka Misumi of Zoel Juniper
Miaka Misumi of Zoel Juniper performs "There ain't no easy way out":
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Martha Graham Dancer Miki Orihara Rehearses Medea
Martha Graham Dance Company's Principal Dancer Miki Orihara prepares for role of Medea in "Cave of the Heart" (1946) in the studio:
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Jiří Kylián's "Tar and Feathers" for Netherlands Dance Theatre
Jiří Kylián , artistic adviser and resident choreographer of Netherlands Dance Theater, choreographed "Tar and Feathers ":
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Project Bandaloop in Aerial Performance
Project Bandaloop in site-specific, aerial performance in 2007:
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Jerome Bel at Dance Theater Workshop
Jerome Bel performed at Dance Theater Workshop in November 2007 .
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Pilobolus Performs "Symbiosis" at TED Conference
Pilobolus performance of "Symbiosis" at Ted Conference :
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Hofesh Shechter Company to Perform at Jacob's Pillow
Excerpts from Hofesh Shechter Company . They will perform this July at Jacob's Pillow :
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Robert Battle's "Takademe" Performed by Ailey II
Robert Battle 's "Takademe" performed by Alvin Ailey II:
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Bill T. Jones in "The Breathing Show"
Bill T. Jones in "The Breathing Show" (1999):
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Ohad Naharin's "Mamootot"
"Mamootot" by Ohad Naharin's Israel-based dance company, Batsheva Dance Company :
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Interview with Janet Smith of Scottish Dance Theatre
Interview with Janet Smith, artistic director, Scottish Dance Theatre , as well as thoughts of dancers and choreographers interspersed with performance and studio highlights:
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A Chemical Interactions Dance Party
The European Commission promotes its Marie Curie Actions project through a chemical dance party:
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Early William Forsythe Solo
An early solo from famed choreographer William Forsythe - one of my favorite dance videos:
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Guys Backflip Into Jeans
It can be challenging to figure out what makes YouTube videos successful. This clip of guys experimenting with different ways of jumping and backflipping into jeans does have its charm and almost 4 million views:
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Icelandic Dance Company's Screensaver
Icelandic Dance Company performs excerpts from "Screensaver":
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Capacitor's Biome
Capacitor's Biome was inspired by "by weeks in Costa Rica's cloud forest with world-renowned ecologists, Capacitor presents an exploration of desire and yearning in the natural world."
Excerpts:
Video shown during performance:
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Rubber Republic's Unexpected Airport Video
Viral marketing company Rubber Republic created this site-specific theatrical work (with a little tap dancing) that startled the unsuspecting audience:
Very reminiscent of Impov Everywhere's Food Court Musical:
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Keigwin + Company at Joyce
Keigwin + Company will perform at Joyce starting July 28, 2008.
Preview for Joyce performances:
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Maida Withers' Tukuhnikivatz
Film trailer for "Tukuhnikivatz" from Maida Withers Dance Construction Company :
Artist Statement:
Fusion of dance and the environment filmed in the spectacular wilderness lands of the Four Corners Area of the U. S. Southwest. Dancers, in a ritual of passage, create a metaphor for our time on the earth while capturing the ancestral voice that resides there. This captivating work, conceived and directed by choreographer Maida Withers, features music composed by Brent Michael Davids, Mohican Nation, with Blue Butterfly musicians, cinematography by James Byrne, and performed by dancers Tim Harling, Cristy Lamb, Emily Ogala, Will Goins, and Maida Withers. See the TUK II sequel for continuation of narrative.
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Bill Shannon's Crutch
Bill Shannon , aka "Crutch Master" performs Crutch 2007:
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The Perils of Teaching Yourself Ballet
Dancing Perfectly Free highlights Wall Street Journal article about the negative influence of YouTube in terms of motivating young ballerinas to forgo proper training and teach themselves how to be on pointe:
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Daft Bodies - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
On their MySpace page, the Daft Bodies Chicks share the inspiration for the following popular dance video, "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger":
We are just two pretty normal chicks who are best friends. we were studying late one night and decided to take a break and play around on youtube. we came across the daft hands video and thought it was pretty sweet and instantly came up with the idea to try and make our own using our bodies. we used index cards with words on them and made up a dance.
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