Dancing With My
Data: Dancing With My Self
uncovering my
movement biases with motion capture—
dancer & choreographer, collaborative creative technologist




Exploring cyclical feedback between
creativity and computation, Allison used the Perception Neuron and Kinect
motion capture devices to record themself improvising a total of 27 times. All projections
are unanimated renderings of that motion capture data, which they analyzed until
they were able to calculate 4 trends consistent throughout their improvisations.
The graphs depicting these trends are also projected. Everything you see is
Allison’s actual movement, with their live structured improvisation emphasizing
the tension generated from a hyperawareness of their movement biases.
- Choreographer: Allison Costa
- Music/Musician: “Beasts of the Southern Wild Redux” original music by Dan Romer and Benh Zeitlin remixed by Allison Costa
- Performed by: Allison Costa
- Lighting Design by: Tricia Toliver
- Projection Design by: Guy de Lancey and Allison Costa
- Creative Advisors: Guy de Lancey, Gabri Christa and Caroline Fermin
- With Appreciation for Technical Advice: LaJuné McMillian
