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[1989] Merce Cunningham used a software called LifeForms[1] (later DanceForms) developed in colab with SFU researchers. producing over a dozen pieces including

[1989] Merce Cunningham used a software called LifeForms[1] (later DanceForms) developed in colab with SFU researchers. producing over a dozen pieces including Ocean and BIPED[2]. its still online and used to have (~10years ago) the license key as plain text on the download page. i see its now ~200$... so he did the reverse, start with digital notation and move to flesh. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baBYHWI3wLY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baBYHWI3wLY [2] https://www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stories/2019/11/sfu-software-key-to-choreographer-merce-cunningham-work.html https://www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stories/2019/11/sfu-software-key-...

yair99dd 2y ago
also, this article misses a few notations and anecdotes. laban was commissioned in the 20s to use his method to optimize factory worker motion to increase early assembly-line productivity. bat-sheva, a fairly known dance group in the 90/00 uses Eshkol Wachman movement notation and employ a dedicated team of dance notation writers to write and teach it to new dancers. maybe im behind the times, but i still find this magic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSHuhhO5VIU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSHuhhO5VIU