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Dance, Imagine and Freedom: A Qualitative Analysis on Participatory Design of Interactive Technology for the Transmission of Isadora Duncan's Movement Qualities
Vilvanathan, Vennila (2021) Dance, Imagine and Freedom: A Qualitative Analysis on Participatory Design of Interactive Technology for the Transmission of Isadora Duncan's Movement Qualities.
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| Abstract: | Since dance is a performative art and cannot be displayed in museums, preserving movements is an arduous task compared to other art forms. In such a scenario, how to preserve the legacy of the movements of Isadora Duncan, the Mother of Modern dance, and save it from going obsolete? In this thesis, we conducted a sequence of four participatory workshops with dancers, designers and technologists to develop interactive systems that transmit Isadora Duncan’s dance movement qualities onto the learners. We experimented with different technologies including audio-based, virtual reality, mixed reality and on-screen projection. Our results show that focusing on movement quality, rather than the movement sequence itself, can help in developing kinaesthetic creativity in dancers. We also found that an elastic abstract avatar supported the transmission of Duncan’s qualities better than a non-elastic humanoid avatar. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Faculty: | EEMCS: Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science |
| Subject: | 06 documentary information, 21 art forms, 81 education, teaching |
| Programme: | Interaction Technology MSc (60030) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/89128 |
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