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    Interactive Music and Movement

    Exploring the interaction between bodies, movement, interactive sensing techniques, and media expression in sound and image, the performer's proprioception and the mediation with the audience.

    Institute for Computer Music and Sound Technology (ICST)

    Interactive Music and Movement investigates the relationships between bodies, movement, sound and image. In both practice-oriented and theoretical approaches this relation gets subjected to critical questioning. This happens in particular in the shifted and unique focus that arises from the specific configuration between bodies, interactive sensing techniques, and media expression in sound and image. 

    This project investigates the relationships between bodies, movement, sound and image. In both practice-oriented and theoretical approaches this relation gets subjected to critical questioning. This happens in particular in the shifted and unique focus that arises from the specific configuration between bodies, interactive sensing techniques, and media expression in sound and image. The central question of the project addresses the role and perception of the body(ies), on the one hand in the performer's proprioception and on the other hand through the mediation with the audience. From there arise the questions of how to bring the performer into a circular relation with the media contents, and how media content can be reintegrated through feedback into pre-conscious body-perception.

    These questions get explored experimentally though artistic work processes. The practice-based methods combine artistic work in dance and music with specific developments of instruments and interfaces, which enable juxtaposing the bodies with technologies. It is through the technical processes in interfaces that the bodies are put into relation with sound- and image-media. The artistic methods are complemented with technical processes such as 'machine learning', 'motion capture', 'movement analysis algorithms', und 'wearable sensors'. These capture specific aspects of movement expression, store them, and finally enable their analysis. The outcomes of the project are made accessible to the general audience in public performances and through publications in the appropriate channels addressing a specialist audience.

    Details

    • Research Focus
      • FSP Technologie und Musikalische Praxis
    • Project Lead
      • Jan Schacher (ICST)
    • Duration

      01.01.2017 – 31.12.2019

    • Research Approaches
      • Applied research
      • Artistic-scientific research
    • Disciplines

      Music

    • Keywords

      Sound, Musik, Interaction

    Output

    • Aufsätze in Sammelbänden, Ausstellungskatalogen, Buchbeiträge

      Jan Schacher (2019): «Motor Imagery in Perception and Performance of Sound and Music». In: Grimshaw, Mark / Walther-Hansen, Mads & Knakkergaard, Martin (Hg.): The Oxford Handbook on Sound and Imagination. 2. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 59–76. Online unter: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3609044.

    • Aufsätze in Sammelbänden, Ausstellungskatalogen, Buchbeiträge

      Schacher, Jan (2018): «Algorithmic Spatialization». In: Dean, Roger T. & McLean, Alex (Hg.): The Oxford Handbook of Algorithmic Music. New York: Oxford University Press, 471–496. Online unter: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3921792.

    • Aufsätze in Sammelbänden, Ausstellungskatalogen, Buchbeiträge

      Schacher, Jan (2018): «Sounding the World. Listening and Sounding as Art and Research». In: Erkkilä-Hill, Jaana / Rinne, Jari (Hg.): Arctic Sound and Nature. Rovaniemi: University of Lapland, 33–43.

    • Aufsätze in Tagungsakten (Vortrag, Keynote)

      Dubos, Anne & Schacher, Jan (2019): «The Calder Effect. Embodied Knowledge Through Moving Images». In: ACM (Hg.): Proceedings of the 6th Conferene on Movement and Computing (MOCO '19). New York, NY: Association for Computing Machinery, 1–8. Online unter: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3608828.

    • Aufsätze in Tagungsakten (Vortrag, Keynote)

      Schacher, Jan & Wei, Lia (2019): «Gesture-Ink-Sound. Linking Calligraphy Performance with Sound». In: ACM (Hg.): Proceedings of the 6th Conferene on Movement and Computing (MOCO '19). New York, NY: Association for Computing Machinery, 1–8. Online unter: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3610110.

    • Aufsätze in Tagungsakten (Vortrag, Keynote)

      Schacher, Jan (2018): «What Quality? Performing Research on Movement and Computing». MOCO '18: 5th International Conference on Movement and Computing. 1–9. Online unter: https://doi.org/10.1145/3212721.3212834.

    • Ausstellungen, Konzerte, Aufführungen, Filmpräsentationen etc.

      Schacher, Jan & Dubos, Anne (2019): «Paléograph'. An immersive and multi-sensory installation». VR Installation. 20.03.2019–24.03.2019. L'Orangerie dans le Jardins de la Perrine / RectoVRso, Laval Virtual, Laval, France.

    • Öffentliche Präsentationen

      Schacher, Jan / Bisig, Daniel (2018): «Poetic Spaces of Human Experience – Intersecting Art and Research : TEDx Zurich. Presentation at TEDx Zurich». Poetic Spaces of Human Experience – Intersecting Art and Research. 16.11.2018. Zürich. Online unter: http://www.tedxzurich.com/talks.

    • Konzept, Organisation und Durchführung

      Schacher, Jan (2019): «movA Lab Days 2019». Movement Analysis Network. 15.04.2019–17.04.2019, FS 2019. Nantes. Online unter: http://www.mova.one.

    • Vorträge, Referate

      Schacher, Jan (2019): «Gesture-Ink-Sound: Linking Calligraphy Performance with Sound». 6th Conference on Movement and Computing (MOCO '19). 10.10.2019–12.10.2019, HS 2019. Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.

    • Vorträge, Referate

      Schacher, Jan (2019): «The Calder Effect – Embodied Knowledge Through Moving Images». 6th Conferene on Movement and Computing (MOCO '19). 10.10.2019–12.10.2019, HS 2019. Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.

    • Vorträge, Referate

      Schacher, Jan (2018): «What Quality? Performing Research on Movement and Computing». MOCO: 5th International Conference on Movement and Computing,. 28.06.2018–30.06.2018. Genoa, Italy.

    • Andere aktive Teilnahmen (Podiumsteilnahme, Posterpräsentation etc.)

      Schacher, Jan (2017): «Designing Gestures for Interactive Systems: Towards Multicultural Perspectives». Human-Computer Interaction - INTERACT 2017: 16th IFIP TC 13 International Conference. 25.09.2017–29.09.2017. Mumbai, India.

    • Passive Teilnahmen

      Schacher, Jan (2017): «MoCo 2017». 4th International Conference on Movement Computing, MoCo 2017. 28.06.2017–30.06.2017. London, Goldsmiths Collge, UNiversity of London, London.