Synopsis:
In the Anthropocene, we question our relationship to nature and our environment. In HUMANFOREST we want to demonstrate techne, the learning of the dialogue of two humans with a "non-human" environment on stage. Senses vs Sensors. An exploration of how our senses and bodies are in contact with our environment.

In the Anthropocene, we question our relationship to nature and our environment. In HUMANFOREST we want to demonstrate techne, the learning of the dialogue of two humans with a "non-human" environment on stage. Senses vs Sensors. An exploration of how our senses and bodies are in contact with our environment.

Space:
Our starting point is digital technology as materialized thought, and how it is an integrated part of ourselves. We will use digital technologies that allow us to become aware of our movements in a different way than would otherwise be possible. Throughout the performance, our movements will be the impetus for the soundtrack and for the movement of a robotic architecture. This is made possible through the use of sensors and other interfaces, eliminating the separation between the performance of sound and the performance of movement.

The kinetic architecture receives motion and sound data to animate a matrix of lights. The shapes and movements are linked to the physical movement of the dancers (measured by sensors), but also by acoustics, which can also be defined and measured as physical movement in space. 

Chris Ziegler's "forest3" stage system is a complex interactive matrix of custom-built motorized led lights that can be controlled by algorithms and sensor input from the dancers' sensors.

- forest3  https://vimeo.com/257403687


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