digital collaborations/ dance theatre of ireland

From: Scott deLahunta (sdela@ahk.nl)
Date: 06/05/02


hello

For those of you on the emerald isle... there is an opportunity to see a 
dance performance that incorporates animated imagery derived from 3-d 
motion capture. I asked Robert Connor (company co-director) how they gained 
access to the 3-d motion capture technologies to make the work -- given 
that I am so keen to see people from different fields working together -- 
his response is something I would like to pass on:

"We worked with Dr. Kieran Moran at the Centre for Sports Science and 
Health at Dublin City University. He had installed a Vicon optical mocap 
system in
June 2001 for gate and sports movement analysis. So there was a big 
learning curve to go from skeletal analysis to animation, but he was very 
interested
and supported the project in a big way."

best

scott

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DANCE THEATRE OF IRELAND

premiere PRISM Samuel Beckett Theatre, Trinity College Dublin

4 - 8 June @ 8 pm one week only
plus matinee Saturday 8 June @ 3pm
Tickets: 01 608 2461

dance, music and motion-captured animation, in a beautifully human way

"...arguably the most respected troupe in the Country." Buckley, The Sunday 
Times

Touring to:

30 May Town Hall Theatre, Galway - 091 569 777
14 June Draiocht, The Blanchardstown Centre - 885 2622
22 June An Grianan theatre, Letterkenny, Co Donegal - 074 20 7777

For further information: Dance Theatre of Ireland

T: +353 1 280 3455 E: danceire@iol.ie F: +353 1 280 3466

W: www.dancetheatreireland.com 



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