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6 Aug 2009 10:00:21
Extra cash is on its way to continue
exploration of the relationship between dance and e-science at the University of Bedfordshire.
An extra £15,000 has been made available by the Arts Council England East to fund the innovative e-Dance Project.
The bid, jointly made by Helen Bailey and James Hewison, was made to provide further professional arts funding to support the practice-led research output from the e-Dance Project. This is being worked on with Ersatz Dance this summer and the grant is being used for fees to professional dancers and production costs.
Bailey, the e-Dance Project Director who is the University’s Head of Performing Arts and English, said: “The grant will enable us to cross over into the professional arts scene which is fantastic as we’re competing for funding with professional artists in a harsh climate.
“This gives us extra money to work extensively for eight weeks over the summer with professional dancers.
“We will produce a 45 minute piece of dance at the end, integrating technology, and it will be performed in front of a live audience. The Arts Council will then see if we are suitable for further funding to tour the country.”
The £400,000 funded e-Dance Project uses video conferencing technologies, motion tracking and other digital tools to facilitate interactive, multimedia, distributed performance. This means it is staged in more than one venue and employs a variety of traditional and digital means of expression.
The use of the same tools and infrastructure is investigated for documentation of dance performances and more generally to support practice-led research in this area.
The two-year e-Dance Project, which is
running from 2007-09, is a collaboration between the University
of Bedfordshire, The Open University,
the University of Leeds and the University of Manchester.
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