contemporary dance – Maarten van der Glas

International Media Arts Festival 2019 Ulaanbaatar

maartendepaarten — Wed, 21 Aug 2019 15:55:49 +0000

For the Ulaanbaatar International Media Arts Festival (IMAF) Maarten van der Glas and Sara Orfali were invited to realise the opening act for the festival. The opening act comprised of a live surround video projection in the Dinosaur Museum of Ulanbataar, live motion tracking of a dancer and special video effects. Maarten van der Glas developed a custom rendering system and tracking system.

Arts Counsel Mongolia initiated the UIMAF in 2016 with the commitment to facilitate innovation, collaboration, strategic growth and cultural impact for the media arts in Mongolia.

The 4th edition of UBIMAF reflects on the theme of migration. Global events over the last decade make this an apt topic for artistic engagement.

The festival opening will take place at the Central Museum of Dinosaurs on June 27, 2019 with experimental performance “Arrival” a joint work by Mongolian, Dutch and German artists.

GREETING FROM THE GOETHE-INSTITUT

In an open, multilateral curatorial process, the Goethe-Institutes from 9 countries in East and Southeast Asia brought together curators from Mongolia, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, and Singapore to examine the relationship between art and migration.

The first of these exhibitions is the Ulaanbaatar International Media Art Festival.

MIGRATION IN MONGOLIA

UBIMAF reflects on the theme of migration. Global events over the last decade make this an apt topic for artistic and scholarly engagement. In 2019 the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees estimated that there are 68.5 million forcibly displaced people worldwide.

Given the themes of UBMAF, it is appropriate that this festival is held in Ulaanbaatar: a city whose population has rapidly increased over the last thirty years under the influence of significant internal migration.

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Behind the scenes

Patchwork Body

maartendepaarten — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 16:26:24 +0000

Patchwork Bodies
contemporary dance, video & software

Choreography: Martina Marini in collaboration with the performers
Direction/ camera/ editing/ software: Maarten van der Glas
Dancers: Anastasia Kostner, Evelyn Petruzzino, Santija Bieza
Music: Manuela Kerer
Drawings: Sabine Auer
Costumes: Tanzschmiede/fucinadanza

‘Patchwork bodies’ unites fine arts, dance, music and film. Five short dance movies and a contemporary dance choreography developed from a process of the exchange between artists.
https://youtu.be/XazTetpKC70

The paintings of Sabine Auer were the starting point of the creative journey. Bodies in pieces, cut open. The sewed and scarred bodies give space to associations and let the bodies speak about enclosed emotions. The tormented and cricked joints show the disturbed relationship between the self-image and the loss of identity. There are no faces. The human is defined by the body.

https://youtu.be/u-BYyUxBZS0

These paintings were developed into a choreogrphy by choreographer Martina Marini and dancers.

https://youtu.be/cXtyt-8XRdU

Five video works were developed by Maarten van der Glas. He envisioned video work that stays surprising for the audience after watching it multiple times. Maarten van der Glas developed a computer program to introduce variation every time a movie is played back. The computer has an alogoritm to choose scenes and secondly, the playback speed is varied by the computer. By varying the speed the meaning of the movement is altered and emphasized differently. All video works are envisioned as a loop with variations each time it is played.

With special thanks to: Irmtraud Filippi und Arabesque, Mertz Ideas, Theater in der Altstadt, Erwin Seppi, Peter Gobbi, Karl Illmer vom Verdinser Hof, Matthias Egger, Stadtgemeinde Meran
With support by Autonome Provinz Bozen – Amt für Deutsche Kultur, Stiftung Südtiroler Sparkasse, Autonome Region Trentino-Südtirol

https://youtu.be/0WpIig4RZLE

SMOKE AND MIRRORS

maartendepaarten — Sat, 10 Sep 2016 10:34:16 +0000

Smoke and Mirrors is a short contemporary dance piece about plastic and pollution. As rereach in the medium of video art / projection it is also an investigation in a way to use a projector as a projector of light instead as a projector of images. By using different media the light is reflected on (smoke and plastic) light can be seem in space where it is normally hidden.

Credits:
Concept, software development and direction: Maarten van der Glas
Choreography and dance: Anastasia Kostner

Performances:
2016 – Opening ‘De Bovenkamer’, Radion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2016 – Gallery Bart, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Depth in Dance #1

maartendepaarten — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 10:03:18 +0000

Concept: Improvised contemporary dance filmed with an infra red 3D camera, recreating the dancers in virtual 3D space. The 3D point cloud of the dancers can be re-framed in software in full 3D, with this multi perspective a sense of interaction and supervision and free will is researched.

Concept and video artist: Maarten van der Glas

Dancers, dance improvisation and performance: Anastasia Kostner, Risa Takita

OT301 – Amsterdam – 2015

TAGS:
contemporary dance
improvisation
virtual cinema
3D tracking
3D point cloud
OT301
Amsterdam

Into another body

maartendepaarten — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 10:02:03 +0000

“Embarking on a journey through corporeal realms, ‘Into another body’ emerges as an enthralling dance opus intertwined with the ethereal tapestry of electronic music and video projection. Within this immersive experience, the dance, music, and visuals engage in a mesmerizing live dialogue, giving rise to a kaleidoscope of choreographic expressions.This avant-garde project delves deep into the intersection of dance and technology, weaving a narrative that transcends conventional boundaries. Harnessing the kinetic energy of the Kinect motion-tracking device, we delve into the intricacies of enlivening the human form upon a projected canvas. The result is a captivating interactive dance installation and a spellbinding performance, an exquisite interplay among personas that beckons the audience to traverse the threshold of artistic innovation.”

Chosen for the platform for young choreographers ‘Anticorpi XL 2014’ in Italy, where it toured further during the year 2015, amongst others at ‘Bolzano Danza’ and Aterteater Festival (IT).

Concept, Dramaturgy, Video Art and Software development: Maarten van der Glas
Dance and Choreography: Anastasia Kostner
Music by Jerke van den Braak, Bas Gebbing and Rutger Muller

Performed at:

‘Radion’ in Amsterdam
Alps Move 2013 in Italy
‘The Garage’ in San Francisco

PERFORMANCES:

2013 – Alps Move, Italy
2014 – ‘Anticorpi XL’ Festival, Rovereto, Italy
2014 – ‘The Garage’, San Fransisco, USA
2015 – Bergamo, Italy
2015 – ‘Bolzano Danza’, Italy
2015 – Aterteater Festival, Alta Badia, Italy

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TAGS:
contemporary dance
3D visualisation
enbodyment
live video art

Smarmellata – Rito

maartendepaarten — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 09:41:54 +0000

Start Dust

maartendepaarten — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 09:36:45 +0000

STAR DUST was shot at night -under moon light- in the south west of the USA: in the Grand Canyon, Joshua Tree desert and at the granite of Morro Bay.

Long series of photos were made to create the movement. The photos had exposure times of 3 to 7 seconds to get enough light. In the Grand Canyon it was really cold: we spend hours in -5C/23F! Luckily it was warmer at the beach

The video is about our connection as humans to the stars and seeing us as part of them. Not only are we dependent for life on earth from our nearest star, the sun, life is also made possible by the infusion of heavier elements from the atomic reactions in exploding stars. (Also known as nucleosynthesis).

Ondine (Little Wave)

maartendepaarten — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 11:00:46 +0000

Valse Triste

maartendepaarten — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 09:43:03 +0000

Ravel in Merano

maartendepaarten — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 09:46:37 +0000