CHOREOGRAPHIC WORK:
PLANETS
Planets was created as an Honours research project through QUT and Ars Electronica's Futurelab Academy.
The work has since performed at esteemed festivals and venues including Ars Electronica Festival, Japan Media Arts Festival, Sunshine Coast Arts Prize, Robotronica, Jungle Love Music Festival, and South Bank's Flowstate.
Credits:
Choreographer/performer:
Michael Smith
Visual artist and interactive designer:
Andy Bates
Mentors:
Jenny Roche and Jared Donovan
Special thanks:
Kristefan Minski
Photography:
Atmosphere Brisbane
The work has since performed at esteemed festivals and venues including Ars Electronica Festival, Japan Media Arts Festival, Sunshine Coast Arts Prize, Robotronica, Jungle Love Music Festival, and South Bank's Flowstate.
Credits:
Choreographer/performer:
Michael Smith
Visual artist and interactive designer:
Andy Bates
Mentors:
Jenny Roche and Jared Donovan
Special thanks:
Kristefan Minski
Photography:
Atmosphere Brisbane
Planets is a participatory performance art work that facilitates connections between people, places and objects. Onlookers can observe the spectacle of light created by the participants as they ripple and pulse across urban landscapes. Each performance features a cluster of illuminated spheres as the catalyst, leading to a public spectacle of light. Each planet has a unique personality and responds to participants through touch and light interaction. Throughout the performance, an unspoken dialogue begins to unfold as the planets, participants and performer connect to transform the space around them.
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