A tribute to the failed soviet moon missions and the rediculous expenditure on space travel in general.
A twenty minute ballet projected simultaneously from two robotic arms installed on the floor of the gallery. The twin projections took the dancers up, down and across the gallery, moving them in ways that hadn’t been experienced before. This was the first time that video projectors had been used in this way. The dance piece demonstrated the new technologies versatility and potential for humour. The audience were lulled into watching mundane, static, contemporary dance moves and then all of a sudden the dancers were whipped up the walls, across the ceiling, and down behind the viewer. Dancers hang in the air. From hum drum to magical spectacle.
Dancers: Mike Carney and Julienne Lorz
Music: Steve Angstrom
Open Eye Gallery, Bold Street, Liverpool.
with thanks to North West Arts, British Robotic Association, FANUC, FACT, Mites.