Performance Sculpture - A Creative Exploratory Collaboration Between Sculpture and Dance

Kinetic sculpture suggests new visual possibilities when combined with dance. Wishing to explore such avenues of interaction for sculpture, this artist sought to develop pieces that could be incorporated into choreography. An artist and a choreographer wove their concepts and styles together to create a performance art piece that rose from the reciprocal influences of interactive sculpture and dance. The creative process included development of concepts, visual imagery, and movement as the artist and choreographer shared ideas. The choreography of the original dance influenced the form, structure, and conceptual elements of the sculpture, which was developed in reaction to the movements. The choreography was then readapted in reaction to the sculpture. The choreography inspired the sculpture\u27s form; the dance evolved in response to the sculpture. The sculpture created more than just an environment for the dancers; it created a new visual relationship in which the movement and form of both sculptures and dancers echoed each other. The result is a collaboration in which both dance and sculpture transcend their individual art forms to become a symbiotic performance piece. This presentation shares the stages of evolution in the creative process and reveals the final outcome of the piece