Recursive structures in Trisha Brown’s dance media performance Opal Loop / Cloud Installation
Abstract
The article examines the artistic practice of the interdisciplinary collaboration between dance artist Trisha Brown, visual artist Fujiko Nakai, and engineer Billy Kluver. Based on the methodological principles of object-oriented ontology, this article analyzes the interdisciplinary project «Opal Loop / Cloud Installation» (1980), created at the intersection of choreographic art, environmental installation, and computer technology. The artistic and technological principles used to create the choreographic text, scenographic environment, and technologies that smooth the interaction between different disciplines are identified. The article discusses the process of reconstructing the media performance «Opal Loop», produced in 2015. The theoretical significance of the study lies in highlighting little-studied concepts and principles of media art. The concepts of mapping and recursion are introduced into the context of choreographic theory and practice as fundamental to interdisciplinary collaboration.
About the Author
S. S. Gribov
The Altai state Institute of Culture
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Gribov S. S. – Cand. Sci. (Arts)
277, Yurina St., Barnaul, 656055, Altai Territory
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Gribov S.S. Recursive structures in Trisha Brown’s dance media performance Opal Loop / Cloud Installation. Bulletin of Vaganova Ballet Academy. 2025;(6):6-22. (In Russ.)
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