Hello everyone! Wed tute got me thinking about a really interesting performance that I saw recently at carriage works performance space called Trace Elements. It involved an interactive video instillation where you can see your self through a screen as well as projected images of other people, who aren’t really there. This was really interesting and a little scary, as you were looking at your self in an imaginary environment.

I also saw Night Garden and Road kill recently. Both incorporated mediated elements into live performance. I found that Night Garden used projections effectively to create surreal and spooky atmospheres. Road kill uses a radio on stage in order to heighten the ‘realness’ of the performance. There is also a scene where two dancers performed a duet with a torch. This very basic use of technology created such beautiful shadows and light movement. Even though the use of a torch seems like such a simple idea, I found it to be the most interesting and successful in the performance.

Christina