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IP Dance
17 sneak-peek excerpts ahead of the volume’s release. Interviews, essays and sheets, in French and English.
↘ Essays 4
Dance and technology: a pas de deux
Contemporary dance is linked to the encounter between the liberation of movement and cutting-edge technology.
Mocap: from laboratory to stage
Motion capture, or "mocap" as it is applied to dance and choreography, is a burgeoning field that mobilizes researchers from the fields of movement science, artificial intelligence and the performing arts.
Avatars dance too
A virtual body is not merely a stand-in for a physical one.
A world tour of festivals
At the crossroads of choreographic art, digital technologies and sensory stimulation, immersive dance seeks to actively integrate spectators into the stage experience.
↘ Interviews 5
↗ Hiroaki Umeda
Hiroaki Umeda — dancing in the light
For me, immersion is about conveying strong sensations to the audience through movement and space.
↗ Orianne Vilmer
The connected choreography factory
A committed artist and accomplished engineer, Orianne Vilmer founded the company Danse en Seine in 2010 to promote encounters between amateur dancers and professional choreographers.
↗ Carly Lave
Carly Lave — the dancer and her double
Carly Lave is a contemporary choreographer and dancer renowned for her innovative approach to movement.
↗ Samuel Tétreault
Samuel Tétreault — the performing arts in the age of storyliving
For me, an immersive show is a total art form that engages all the audience's senses.
↗ Blanca Li
Blanca Li — dancing with robots
“One day, I put on a virtual reality headset and saw a world opening up in front of me, at which point I started working with it.”
↘ Sheets 8
Pixel, Mourad Merzouki
Créteil, Maison des Arts, 15/11/2014.
Tree of Codes, Wayne McGregor
Manchester (GB), Opera House, 02/07/2015.
Frôlons, James Thierrée
Opéra National de Paris, Palais Garnier, 19 May 2018.
Room With a View, Rone & (La)Horde
Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris, France, 05-14/03/2020.
Dazzle: A Re-Assembly of Bodies
Premiere: Venice Biennale / Venice Immersive, 2022.
No Reality Now
Lyon, Biennale de la danse, 19-21 September 2023.
Movement Studies in the Living Room / Variation II
NXT Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 27/09/2023-12/01/2025.
Lilith.Aeon, AΦE
KMØ, Mulhouse, France, 30-31/10/2024.