Translating Dance Movement into Musical Rhythm in Real Time: New Possibilities for Computer-Mediated Collaboration in Interactive Dance Performance

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2007

Authors

Carlos Guedes (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: Proceedings of The International Computer Music Conference (ICMC 2007)

International Computer Music Conference

Copenhagen

Scientific classification

FOS: Humanities > Arts

CORDIS: Humanities > Arts > Performing arts > Dance ; Humanities > Arts > Performing arts > Music

Other information

Abstract (EN): In this paper, I describe the theoretical background that led to the creation of software for interactive dance performance that interprets rhythm in dance movement as musical rhythm. This software was implemented as a library of external objects for Max/MSP[12] that processes data from an object or library that performs frame-differencing analysis of a video stream in real time in this programming environment. After describing the main aspects that establish the relationship between movement in dance and musical rhythm, I explain how the software implements this knowledge, and briefly describe the creative work done so far utilizing this software.

Language: Portuguese

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific