Songs at a Distance

Live dance, music and processed video animations generated at both locations were interchanged between the two sites using high-bandwidth Internet2 network technology. A cast of 25 student performers and media artists using the Active Space intermedia performance system at University of California, Irvine tracked the movement of dancers performing structured improvisations. In response, the composition systems produced synthesized video and audio combining live and prerecorded vocals and visuals to create a mediascape screened simultaneously at both sites and streamed live over the web. At New York University the mediascape was integrated within a live electro-acoustic music concert.