Chaotic Body I - Strange Attractor

2020 | Short Film, Dance | 7 mins |
Chaotic Body is a triptych of films investigating the very nature of Dance in a socially distanced world. The 1st film of the series, "Strange Attractor", explores the linear timeline of a dance solo, focusing on the underlying patterns and deterministic laws that drive it.

Chaotic Body I - Strange Attractor

2020 | Short Film, Dance | 7 mins |
Chaotic Body is a triptych of films investigating the very nature of Dance in a socially distanced world. The 1st film of the series, "Strange Attractor", explores the linear timeline of a dance solo, focusing on the underlying patterns and deterministic laws that drive it.

Description

Strange Attractor reinterprets a solo dance performance, where the main character exists within a linear narrative and simultaneously interacts with apparitions of her possible selves, outlining the principles of sensitive dependence on initial conditions.

The past, present and future of the dancer's movements are imprinted onto a 4D field, an invisible dense stage of forces that drive a particle-based chaotic dance.

The particle system that was developed consists of a series of bespoke algorithms that interpret the dancer's position, motion and the accompanying soundtrack; translating these variables (in real-time) into a representation inspired by the scientific plotting of strange attractor structures & geometries.

Credits

Produced By

Alexander Whitley Dance Company

Team

  • Choreographer / Creative Director

    Alexander Whitley
  • Creative Coding / Art Direction

    Uncharted Limbo Collective
  • Composer

    Qasim Naqvi
  • Dancer

    Tia May Hockey
  • Producer

    Donna Meierdiercks
  • Dramaturg

    Patrick Eakin Young
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