Coding, Direction, Concept, Sound, Choreography Alisdair Macindoe
Generation Generation experiments with giving agency to a computer in a performance scenario to reflect on the politics of technology and the power dynamics of human-computer relations. We developed a choreographic meta system, designing and then delegating a computer program to create 20-minute performances. The resulting event places a computer in the role of director, speaking directions and instructions that guide the dancers through an improvised performance. This social microcosm comments on how technology and ideals of efficiency affect the way we relate to each other, and how information is generated, disseminated, analysed and interpreted.
