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\u2018glitching\u2019 is a digital installation and performance project that attempts to re-describe the movement derived from characters in contemporary sports and action computer games.<\/p>\n
As\u00a0the gaming world grows ever more sophisticated and ubiquitous, the movements of characters become more and more \u2018realistic\u2019 and convincing, thanks to constant improvements in software and hardware. Often derived from the\u00a0real (using motion capture and body scanning of professional sports players for example), gaming characters of the 21st century have an extraordinary embodiment, fluidity of movement and naturalness. However, there are always imperfections and glitches, whether through unexpected programming errors or the users\u2019 inability to control the characters in seamless game-play, there is still the potential for awkwardness between spells of perfection.<\/p>\n
I have focused on the artificial nature of these glitches by employing highly trained real bodies to re-stage them i.e. Tony Mills, a professional Breakdancer with an extraordinary ability to interpret and create awkward and extreme movements. I am interested in how real bodies cope with, and interpret into sequences of choreography, the limits of such foreign and unnatural movement. By taking the digital and transplanting it, re-interpreting it, embodying it within the physical body \u2013 literally re-enacting it \u2013 does it disintegrate, transform, and become something new?<\/p>\n
\u2018glitching\u2019 explores how this physically re-enacted choreography can be embedded and re-imaged within a \u2018live\u2019 digital environment, for an audience to interact with. Using the premise of home entertainment dance and training games (such as Just Dance and Your Shape:Fitness Evolved), it employs the motion-sensor controller, Microsoft Kinect, and large-screen display to create a digital installation for the public to interact with.\u00a0 The exhibition visitor is invited to step into the digital shoes of the \u2018lead dancer\u2019, and attempt to follow the awkward and intricate, glitch choreography performed by the dancing troupe on screen.<\/p>\n
Alongside the interactive installation there are a series of \u2018glitching\u2019 live performances featuring the digital installation, dancers Tony Mills, Hannah Seignior, Felicity Beveridge, and a performance soundtrack devised by Martin Parker.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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