Op On Screen Interactive 2009
Lower East Side Performing Arts
New York Public Library, Hamilton Fish Park
Rainbow Resonance | Sofia Paraskeva
October 15, 2009
From camera input a computer vision installation produces images and sounds according to the movement of the participator’s body
Programming by Sofia Paraskeva
Rainbow Resonance is a computer vision installation that generates colors and musical sounds of the equivalent sound frequencies in the electromagnetic spectrum, according to the motion of the participator. The audience is encouraged to participate in a playful performance that engages the body to produce colorful images and sound resonances through simple movements.
Voices for Speakers | Lesley Flanigan
October 17, 2009
Interactive video display, Pamela Stein and Sarah Moulton, sopranos
Voices for Speakers uses vocalizations and feedback technology to create an interactive sound environment. This performance of Lesley’s work will include some new sounds using the dynamic voices of sopranos Sarah Moulton and Pamela Stein along with the video artistry of Luke DuBois.
Trickster | Sofia Paraskeva, Elodie Lauten, Khoi Bao Le
October 22, 2009
The Trickster with Sofia Paraskeva’s interactive environment, Elodie Lauten’s
music and Khoi Bao Le’s choreography
Audio-visual Interactive Dance Performance involving computer vision motion tracking and a sensor glove interface
The Trickster is a collaborative sound and interactive installation with choreography by Khoi Bao Le and visuals and sound effects by Sofia Paraskeva. This performance is an offshoot from Lauten’s new work The Two-Cents Opera, involving interactivity between movement, music, and image projections triggered by dance and a wireless musical glove.
Echolations | Arleen Schloss and Emma Zakarevicius
October 24, 2009
Note: Projections by Arleen Schloss interact with graffiti art by local artist on the library wall and children’s art displays
Echolations, a performance-sound environment for electronically processed voices. Arleen Schloss & Emma Zakarevicius will present a collaborative performance piece for voices and electronic echolations investigating the primitive desire with alphabetic sanskrit vocal sounds and digital techno-poetics (signs) as a mode of communication and connection.