The concept of computer choreography and modern directions of computerization of the staging process
Abstract
Computer art originated in the 1950s and 1960s. There is an abundance of Western and Soviet studies and experiments devoted to algorithmization and modeling of the creative process. However, in the domestic research space there are no works devoted to the emergence of the phenomenon of computer choreography and the specifics of this concept. Based on the methods of analysis and comparison of sources, the article reveals the specifics of the interpretation of the concept of «computer choreography», describes the first experiments of J. Beaman and A. M. Noll with computer choreography and vectors of their development in the modern period. As a result, the main directions of the development of computer (digital) choreography are determined: the creation of «machine» dances without human creative participation, the use of computer capabilities to stimulate human imagination, the development of software for composing and fixing choreography and for generating interaction between choreography, lighting, music, space design in real time. However, as at the time of the emergence of computer choreography, in our time, the question of the goals of integrating technological innovations into the artistic process is still relevant.
About the Authors
O. V. Gryzunova
Vaganova Ballet Academy
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Cand. Sci. (Art), Ass. Prof.
191023
Rossi St., 2
Saint-Petersburg
Yu. N. Petukhov
Vaganova Ballet Academy
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Prof., the Head of Chair, People’s artist of Russia
Ballet master Education’s Chair
191023
Rossi St., 2
Saint-Petersburg
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Review
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Gryzunova O.V., Petukhov Yu.N. The concept of computer choreography and modern directions of computerization of the staging process. Bulletin of Vaganova Ballet Academy. 2022;(6):6-18. (In Russ.)
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