SqE8ty6R^y7 (Glitch Code), 2022
a collaborative dance/film projection performance
hancher auditorium, iowa city, ia. university of iowa department of dance
Sqe8ty6R^y7 (glitch code) was devised with 17 UI Department of Dance students through a highly collaborative and experimental process. Both the choreography and the painted/scratched film material were generated through a hands-on, co-creative process involving the entire cast. Our research looked at how we physicalize concepts of analog mechanics vs digital glitches through humanizing or dehumanizing characterizations. In addition to working closely with three musical tracks by the highly potent five-piece jazz ensemble Koma Saxo, we also drew inspiration from mid-century animators Norman McLaren, Harry Smith; Legacy Russel's "Glitch Feminism: A Manifesto"; and youtube videos of robots dancing.
choreography: stephanie miracle
cameraless film animation: jenelle ely stafford in collaboration with ui department of dance
projection design: jenelle ely stafford