FINAL PERFORMANCE IDEAS
CONCEPT:
I have an ambitious plan, which might turn into my thesis if this semester's experiments turn out successful and satisfactory.
The idea is to perform a dance piece I wrote and choreographed (in the future together with the help of dancer Lucia Nicolussi Perego and the Compagnia Era Acquario, which I was a part of until 2000).
The piece will have a soundtrack made of algorithmically manipulated natural sounds as well as percussion instruments, chimes and mathematically generated samples. The visuals would cover three walls of a possibly white place and the moments derive from a deep movement analysis based on an essay I wrote, poetry, dream sequences and nightmares. The three wall projections (which are not elements I plan on tackling this semester) would create an environment for the dance to interact with and also would help in creating a sense of 'stage' without employing a more traditional structure.
Ideally the environment would be reactive to the performance and somewhat mapped out with sensors/camera without limiting the movements to the choreography but leaving room for improvisation as well. The props include a solid wood table at the center of the stage. The color scheme i envision will be a battle between blues and reds.
ELEMENTS FOR FINAL PERFORMANCE
1. Using typical SAREE patterns and some type of image-to sound software (like Coagula/MetaSynth) I would like to generate some interesting sounds to be later manipulated algorithmically and constitute part of the soundtrack to my live dance performance.
2. I would like to incorporate, as I stated at the beginning, Tsunami detection algorithms to manipulate or generate sound/video. The problem with this is that I am not sure yest what kind of library of sounds I need or where to extrapolate that from. This is an example:
3. Using live incoming Tsunami/earthquake data from the NOAA website or others I would like to manipulate and/or generate some interesting soundscapes.
4. Starting from 2 of the assignments we did at the beginning of the semester, I would like to create a dance performance with somewhat of a narrative, that takes elements from my movement analysis and the augmentation of my hand movements mapped throughout the day.
Previous assignment:
This is the interaction with one screen, although this was recorded and played back the actual performance would eventually be live.
If i could manage to recognize some gestures, i would then be able to create some small devices that manipulate the sound or the imagery projected on the wall while leaving some room for improvisation.
Here are the main actions of my day in the attempt of recognizing a pattern:
5. Eventually I would figure out the perfect format, but ideally i would like three wall projections in order to define "a stage" for the performance. At the center of the scene there would be a wooden table. Color contrast would play a role, lighting as well. Music i am working on right now and i have some movements in order.