Dance meets technology

IJAD dance company has been looking at the role of technology in the dance world since 1999.  The company constantly poses questions about the best way to move forward with technology and dance and whether this could help to blur the boundaries between audience and performance.

Working with scientists, researchers, animators and technology companies over the years IJAD has worked with sensors, film and audio-visual technology. Here are just a few of our projects.

 

Labyrinth of the Senses


Here IJAD worked closely with multimedia experts to shape a new relationship between live performance and film. Multimedia projections provided a visual, virtual city – much more than a backdrop to the performance. The multimedia artists created computer generated graphics that responded and reacted to movement, in a true integration of technology, theatricality and raw physicality.

 

Little Red Riding Wolf


This was a site-specific performance held in a Japanese winery in Hwalian, combining machines and movement.
The derelict building came to life with music created by electrical saws, and lighting emitted from car headlights. In this piece time took another form, and space took another meaning – both lost their habitual references.

We continue to work closely with research and development in technology to push the parameters even further.  The current project looks at social media and the changing world of communication and interaction. Now more than ever, the lines between public and private, between audience and performance can be blurred, imagined and explored.

Can dance inform technology? How can this empower audiences? Join the conversation and find out how you can get involved in our next project (in just a couple of minutes!) over on Twitter @IJADdance.

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