Abstract :
Merce Cunningham´s “Biped” is a new and unique modern dance. The choreography integrates computer-captured virtual dance movement so directly and naturally as to root the entire piece in today´s time and space. The animations derive from a complex process, beginning with computerized motion-capture sessions. “Biped” reveals an openness and curiosity applied to computer technology that makes us anticipate new possibilities rather than honor the past. This is a dance conceived entirely for performance as much within a computer as on stage, yet executed without sacrificing any of the human emotion and movement that makes dance survive as a fine-art form
Keywords :
art; computer animation; Biped; Merce Cunningham; animated dancers; choreography; company dancers; computer-captured virtual dance movement; computerized motion capture; fine art; Animation; Games; Military computing; Sampling methods; Scattering; Sensor systems; Skeleton; Space technology; Spline; Video recording;
