March 2, 2015

Granoff Center, Studio One

Choreographic Objects: Fresh Research Perspectives in Dance and Digital Technology

In the last decade, a range of artist-initiated projects have emerged from the field of choreography and dance seeking to develop and share new understandings of performance praxis through interdisciplinary research and the use of digital technology for creation, documentation, analysis, preservation, and publication. We have the unique opportunity now to study the results of several of these projects and pose questions about their complex constitution and role in mediating exchanges for dance with both audiences and other research areas. This talk presented a selection of recent and innovative projects (as case studies) involving the choreographers William Forsythe (DE), Wayne McGregor (UK), and Deborah Hay (US) with the aim to stimulate discussion and debate around the concept of Choreographic Objects to include a range of new projects, publications, and artworks.