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Series of Experiments in Sound and Dance
During my residency at University of Maryland (Spring semester, 2024), I studied sound through an ethnomusicological lens, by using dance as an instrument of research.
Spending time at the University’s series of libraries, from the Driskell Center to McKeldin, I studied archives of the African diaspora’s relationship to sound, dance, ritual, and spirit. I also studied documents within the Eastern world’s archive - using calligraphy forms as inspiration in designing my body through dance.
Spending time at the University’s series of libraries, from the Driskell Center to McKeldin, I studied archives of the African diaspora’s relationship to sound, dance, ritual, and spirit. I also studied documents within the Eastern world’s archive - using calligraphy forms as inspiration in designing my body through dance.
During my residency, I used the motion capture studio to track my improvised dance movements in relation to music of the diaspora. The motion capture technologies allowed me to digitize my physical movements to then later apply them to 3D rendered characters. I then created a series of animations from this collection of work.
Below are images of this ongoing process:
