In this act, the invisible instrument invented by the author is used to retrieve gesture information from the movements of 1 to 3 dancers. The tempo (BPS 240 to 480) is derived from the speed of movement of the dancer(s). The sound levels of the different automats in the orchestra are functions of the amount of body surface in movement.
Both the Sonar and the Radar version of the invisible instrument can be used. As of 2014, the ii_2010 doppler sonar version is the first choice.
In the Technofaustus production this interlude can be performed and mounted either as a solo triumph-dance by mefisto (older male dancer), or as a trio techno ballet (3 female dancers).
Summer 2002. Written in St.-Johns, Newfoundland, Canada. Revised may 2007, june 2014.
Premieres:
22.07.2002 - M&M-ensemble, Logos Tetrahedron. (Flanders)
Further performances:
12-13.14/08.2002 - M&M-ensemble, Logos Tetrahedron.
28.11.2002 - M&M ensemble, Enschede (Netherlands)
23-24.07.2003 - M&M ensemble, Logos Tetrahedron
04.10.2003: M&M ensemble, The Hague (Netherlands) [ recorded for VPRO radio]
13.12.2006: M&M ensemble, Artbots festival Ghent, Logos Tetrahedron
15.05.2007: M&M ensemble, 'Dances' production. New revised and extended version.
18.06.2014: Logos Robot Orkest, "Dances" production. Revised and upgraded to ii_2010 doppler sonor system using the gesture recognition engine.
Dance
[Nymphs dance scene from TechnoFaustus]
for robot orchestra, invisible instrument and 1 to 3 naked dancers
duration: 7''10"
This interactive dance scene resulted from many earlier dance-studies belonging to our series of 'Namuda Studies'.
