– Motion-tracked Baroque dance at Bristol Old Vic
– Cellist + Dancer + Kinect
A unique opportunity to engage in a new way with Bach’s iconic classical music and be part of cutting-edge digital experimentation within live classical music performance. This work was conceived as part of Bristol Digital Proms as a multi-faceted experience to aid the dissemination of classical music and its accompanying dances.
Hosted by Tom Morris, discussions with leading choreographer Jane Gibson and renowned cellist Peter Gregson led to a groundbreaking digital installation that allowed the public to interact, imitate and respond to a silhouette of a pre-recorded dancer as she moved to a recording of a Bach cello suite.
Using a 3D camera the choreographed dance is recorded. This dance is played back to the public so they may add their own expressive response. Over a month each public engagement was filmed then merged, treated and the combined input used as a projected accompaniment to a live performance by Peter. Preceded by a fascinating explanation of Baroque Dance etiquette from Jane and my explanation of the overall project.