MOVE x Duane Gorey
New Media Collaboration | Performance, Installation 2015–2016The MOVE project now exists as a new media collaboration with fellow Boston based artists Jak Ritger and K8 Howl.
Jak, K8, and myself work together to create an experience that celebrates the language of movement and gesture. As animators and projection artists, Jak & K8 have a deep understanding of the value of this language. They bring an unparalleled set of skills and a fresh point of view to the project.
Kat Performance N1 from Jak Ritger on Vimeo.
On October 1 & 2 of 2016, we gave two performances in partnership with Boston musician Duane Gorey.Part gallery-style experience, part performance, and part rock show, MOVE x Duane Gorey aimed to give our audience the chance to MOVE.
For the first hour each night, the audience was allowed free interaction with the installation.
Each night, this hour was full of laughter and movement.
Our audience found new, unexpected ways to interact with the installation. They used the props we provided with glee.
They even worked together to create more dramatic visuals.
Each night, this hour was full of laughter and movement.
Our audience found new, unexpected ways to interact with the installation. They used the props we provided with glee.
They even worked together to create more dramatic visuals.
During the performance, Jak & K8 manned the projections, which responded not only to the live video and audio feed of the performance, but were also controlled manually on a midi keyboard.
After my dance, the curtain was drawn aside and the rest of Duane’s set was performed directly to the audience. K8 created several original animations to project strategically during the rest of the show, merging some of our original concepts with his message as a musician.
ANIMATIONS BY K8 HOWL
MOVE x DUANE GOREY event photography by Megalomandee
One of the biggest goals of these two performances was to have the chance to record and analayze behavior to inform the next iteration of the project. It was an honor to work with Duane in bringing this experience to life in a new way.
Kat, K8, and Jak are busy analyzing behavior from the last performance to inform the next iteration of MOVE!
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Setting up the space
Photography: Megalomandee.com
Music: Duane Gorey