Register for
Wearable Computing for Art and Performance
Sept 3-6, 2009
A workshop in Computer Movement Analysis and
Intermedia Performance
with Thecla Schiphorst (Simon Frasier University) http://www.sfu.ca/~tschipho/
When we study our movement, we become aware of the meaning it expresses within ourselves and between one another.
Since its development in the early 20th century, Laban Movement Analysis (LMA) has been widely used study movement, providing a vocabulary of body, effort, shape, and space that is shared across disciplines, from dance to theater, anthropology to athletics, psychology to public speaking.
Join us for a workshop led by Thecla Schiphorst—somatic studies theorist and wearable computing artist—that marries Laban Movement Principles with computer sensors and mapping strategies. Workshop participants will be learning about Laban Movement theories through moving, and capturing Laban effort shapes with sensors attached to their bodies. We will learn how these movements can be analyzed through computer machine learning, and use this to translate patterns of movement into improvised sound, text, music, and dance.
Location, who may attend, dates/times, clothing
Location: Orchestra Rehearsal Room (2nd Level), Krannert Center for the Performing Arts (500 S Goodwin, Urbana) Map
All sessions
Free and open to all members of the University and Champaign/Urbana communities. Attendance at all four sessions is requested, but auditors for individual sessions are welcome.
Session 1
Thursday Sept 3, 7-9 pm
Session 2
Friday Sept 4, 5-7 pm
Session 3
Saturday Sept 5, 11-3 pm
Session 4
Sunday Sept 6, 11-3 pm
Please wear comfortable clothing that you can move in.
Registration
Please fill in the form below. We will respond with an email acknowledging your interest and reminding you of the details of the workshop. Thank you for your interest!