Speaking of BAM, last night Anj and I went to see Mortal Engine. The show is a beautiful collaboration between choreographer Gideon Obarzanek, artist Robin Fox, and engineer Frieder Weiss. I recommend it - the show runs through Saturday, Dec 12 and tickets are still available.
Frieder’s interactive systems make it possible for instruments and bodies that generate light, video, sound, and movement to all share a common language and respond to each other in real time. Mortal Engine has no pre-rendered video, light, or laser images. Similarly the music mix is open allowing various sounds to be completely generated from movement data…This essentially means that there are no fixed timelines and the production flexes according to the rhythm of the performers. While the scenes are always in the same order, the work is truly live every night.
