Eleven Degrees of Freedom | |
What | A new choreographic framework and artwork around movement and novel class of artificial articulated bodies. |
Which | Constraints are a longstanding liberating force in creativity as a means to focus options and create tension and drama. Degrees of freedom is a term in robotics corresponding to the number of moveable joints, and high degree of freedom systems are notoriously difficult to control. William Forsythe and the Frankfurt Ballet investigated using a system of constraints to inspire choreographic improvisation. This work goes beyond their work by bringing it into a formal framework of geometry, physics, and computation. Eleven Degrees of Freedom was choreographed on a bespoke physical robot using custom software that allows the movements to be created on a computer using simulation with a digital twin. The constraints are modular components that can be easily authored, composed, and sequenced. The dynamic interplay between constraint and freedom resulted in surprising grace. ![]() SF Dance on Film Submission. vimeo Won best in art/experiment category. |
Why | In order to understand body and movement. |
Who | Jonathan Bachrach with Les Stuck's music |
How | Stanza, OpenGL, Fuse1 3D Printer |
When | 2021-2022 |
Where | San Francisco Dance on Film Festival |
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