August 21, 2004
Text The Dancer
The audience at a dance performance in London's Trafalgar Square this Sunday will be invited to direct the outcome live by Text Messaging.
Texterritory2 is a performance in three episodes showing an afternoon in the life of Grace Campbell who has arranged to meet her date, Jerome, in Trafalgar Square.
"The story is told through text messaging, dance and music and is part of Fast Forward – the showcase of London's creativity and diversity. Using text messaging, the audience can steer the direction of Sheron Wray's solo performance, and also contribute to the performance".
Sheron was awarded a NESTA fellowship in 2003 to investigate the relationship between technology and audience participation".
via 160characters.org - The Mobile Technology Weblog - near near future - BBC
Related articles on performances and audience participation by SMS:
-- «Texterritory», an experimental interactive dance performance - Texterritory is a playground performance concept in which the audience has control over physical bodies (dancers and musicians) along with lighting, music and midi system at specific times in the performance... by sending instructions by SMS.
-- «Text Messaging Theater - Spectators at The Bull Arts Centre in Northern London were in for an evening of textual enhancement as Texterritory 's multi-media, non-linear story breaks the traditional relationships of dance, theater, and the audience.
-- On Stage at the Theater: «Two Tracks and Text Me» - A technological thriller where the cast sends each text messages onstage.
-- Op Misses Opera Opp - Perfomers of the English National Opera of Puccini's La Bohème in Trafalgar Square last summer (sponsored by mobile operator 02) had been persuaded to do an encore following the audience's vote by SMS on three arias - But because of the rainy weather, the outdoor event was held indoors and the text messaging part, cancelled.
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