Moving by numbers :: October 16 -18; 5:00 - 8:00 pm (every 10 minutes) :: VIE Scena Contemporanea Festival, Palazzo dei Pio, Cortile d’Onore, Corso Canalgrande, 103, Carpi.

Moving by numbers is an opportunity to experience reciprocal body reactions between a spectator and a dancer. The performance takes place in an enclosed original architecture, where the spectator and the dancer inhabit two distinct spaces. They are invited to communicate through a two-way mirror, onto which a graphic display reflecting the dancer’s movements is projected. Communication is enhanced for the spectator through this vision and sound interface, and for the dancer through a luminous costume and a motion-capture system. There are four possible sequences, each representing four categories of movement. The spectator can navigate through these categories by operating a simple remote control. The dancer follows the spectator’s instructions, as conveyed through the graphic interface. The spectator becomes a partner with whom the dancer constructs an image-based itinerary. Moving by numbers operates a shift in the way dance is represented, turning it into an open form in which technology shapes choreography as an experience involving others.

Devising, choreography, architecture Wolf Ka, Res publica
Audio-tactile devise Lynn Pook, Julien Clauss
Visual planning Wolf Ka, Douglas Edric Stanley
Dancer Maria Donata D’Urso

Born in 1968, Wolf KA studied art history, psychology, theatre, dance and music, and then went on to create his “Res publica” company in 1996.