Generative Choreographies: The Performance Dramaturgy of the Machine

Esbern Torgard Kaspersen; Dawid  Górny; Cumhur Erkut; George Palamas

doi:10.5220/0008990403190326

Generative Choreographies: The Performance Dramaturgy of the Machine

Esbern Torgard Kaspersen, Dawid Górny , Cumhur Erkut, George Palamas

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Abstract

This paper presents an approach for a full-body interactive environment in which performers manipulate virtual actors in order to augment a live performance. The aim of this research is to explore the role of generative animation to serve an interactive performance, as a dramaturgical approach in new media. The proposed system consists of three machine learning modules encoding a human’s movement into generative dance, performed by an avatar in a virtual world. First, we provide a detailed description of the technical aspects of the system. Afterwards, we discuss the critical aspects summarized on the basis of dance practice and new media technologies. In the process of this discussion, we emphasize the ability of the system to conform with a movement style and communicate choreographic semiotics, affording artists with new ways of engagement with their audiences.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 15th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications - Volume 1: GRAPP
Editors	Kadi Bouatouch, A. Augusto Sousa, Jose Braz
Number of pages	8
Publisher	SCITEPRESS Digital Library
Publication date	Mar 2020
Pages	319-326
ISBN (Electronic)	978-989-758-402-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5220/0008990403190326
Publication status	Published - Mar 2020
Event	15th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications, VISIGRAPP 2020 - Valletta, Malta Duration: 27 Feb 2020 → 29 Feb 2020

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Conference	15th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications, VISIGRAPP 2020
Country/Territory	Malta
City	Valletta
Period	27/02/2020 → 29/02/2020
Sponsor	Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control and Communication (INSTICC)

Keywords

User interface design
New media
Procedural animation
Generative art
artificial agents
Human computer interaction
Virtual agents animation
Neural networks
Dramaturgy
Motion expressiveness

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Kaspersen, E. T., Górny , D., Erkut, C., & Palamas, G. (2020). Generative Choreographies: The Performance Dramaturgy of the Machine. In K. Bouatouch, A. A. Sousa, & J. Braz (Eds.), Proceedings of the 15th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications - Volume 1: GRAPP (pp. 319-326). SCITEPRESS Digital Library. https://doi.org/10.5220/0008990403190326

Kaspersen, Esbern Torgard ; Górny , Dawid ; Erkut, Cumhur et al. / Generative Choreographies : The Performance Dramaturgy of the Machine. Proceedings of the 15th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications - Volume 1: GRAPP. editor / Kadi Bouatouch ; A. Augusto Sousa ; Jose Braz. SCITEPRESS Digital Library, 2020. pp. 319-326

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Generative Choreographies: The Performance Dramaturgy of the Machine. / Kaspersen, Esbern Torgard; Górny , Dawid ; Erkut, Cumhur et al.
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