Black Movement Library: Movement Portraits #ArtTuesday

Last week attendees outside the Brooklyn Library were treated to a multimedia dance experience. Dancers outfitted with sensors were live captured. Their movements were mirrored by CGI figures and imagery being projected onto the front of the building.

Taking the form of multiple short acts, the evening will feature both live and prerecorded “Movement Portraits,” or 2D video representations of peoples’ movements created using perception neuron motion-capture suits. Artists Roobi Gaskins, Renaldo Maurice, Ntu, Roukijah Rooks, and RaFia Santana will create their “Movement Portraits” live in front of the audience, dancing on the plaza in front of the Library and sending their movement data to be translated into projected visuals in real-time. The evening will also include pre-recorded videos of “Movement Portraits” created by participants in the workshop series earlier this year. During the intermission, the audience will have the opportunity to participate in the creation and archiving of movements collaboratively through sharing their own movements to be projected.

Learn more about the piece, the message and the artists at A Blade of Grass!


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