Digital Body: Ascent

On Demand (IF 2021)
Film / discussion | Biology, Dance, Environment & Nature, Environment and Nature
How does a bird fly? How do humans communicate through dance? Choreographer Alexander Whitley’s new digital dance film examines these themes and more. Created with scientists from Oxford Flight Lab and young people from Oxford’s Parasol Project, this premiere is part of the Digital Body project, a collaborative platform for digital dance exploring how human movement can be represented using motion-capture and 3D animation technology.
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23 October 2021 at IF Oxford
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Digital Body
Artistic Director
Alexander Whitley
Digital artists
Quentin Corker-Marin & Felix Marrington-Reeve
Production Partners & Dancers
The Parasol Project
Scientific consultants
Oxford Flight Group, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford
Music
Ascent by Neil Cowley & Ben Lukas Boysen
Production and Presenting Partner
IF Oxford
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