Computer-based synaesthesia and the design of complex methods to approach multimodal realities of dance and music through technology. An interview with Alexander R. Jensenius, Deputy-Director of the RITMO Centre of Excellence of the University of Oslo

After producing ground-breaking computer-based tools to advance the study of human movement, such as the video-visualization techniques contained in the Musical-Gestures Toolbox, Alexander Refsum Jensenius has con-tinued to find more creative and analytical possibilities to intersect our understandi...

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Published inRevista de Humanidades Digitales Vol. 5; p. 211
Main Author Poveda Yánez, Jorge
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED) 25.11.2020
Subjects
dance
Embodiment
intangible cultural heritage
Interdisciplinary research methods
technology
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Summary:After producing ground-breaking computer-based tools to advance the study of human movement, such as the video-visualization techniques contained in the Musical-Gestures Toolbox, Alexander Refsum Jensenius has con-tinued to find more creative and analytical possibilities to intersect our understandings of music and dance. In the current context of technology-assisted misappropriation of tradi-tional songs and dances, I interviewed the Deputy Director of the RITMO Centre on how we might revert the link between new technol-ogies and intangible cultural heritage for the benefit of legitimate bearers. Furthermore, in this interview, Alexander out-lines the embodied and interdisciplinary ap-proach towards music that has grounded the course of his career but even more interesting-ly, he offers insights about the future of expe-riencing dance through technology and the possibility of dancing robots.
ISSN:2531-1786
2531-1786
DOI:10.5944/rhd.vol.5.2020.27029