Watch these videos giving an overview of dance technologies in the theater and film. While watching and reading, make notes on the main points in the papers and how they are reflected in the films for discussion in class. Upload your notes to the assingment box by the end of the day Thursday, Jan. 18. The notes can be bullet points or phrases, but there must be a note or notes about each of the videos and each of the readings, and about how the readings are reflected in the videos.
Read these three papers:
Action, reaction and interaction, by Sarah Rubidge
Seine Hohle Form, by Butch Rovan
“Dancing in the Metaverse” by Dan Strutt
Then watch these videos:
Seine Hohle Form (12:34)
Glow (23:49)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AautwIOON8
Critical Mass (5:21)
Watch these videos about Dance on Camera, or "Screen Dance." Afterwards, write observations in bullet points about them for discussion in class.
A History of Dance on Screen (58:34)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzpncEw9e6c
Screendance: the art of combining film and dance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iYj4TlRR4A
Either: Degrau a Grau (8:25) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt4rLI8SAyo
OR: (preferable) attend the Flatlands Film Festival this Friday Jan 19 at 7 pm, Spurlock Auditorium
Night Fall (7:59)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCp4at6LE0A