UKIYO 3
Becoming Leaf
phase VIII: 2009-10 / UKIYO 2
phase VIII: 2008-09 / UKIYO 1

phase VII: 2008 / Bacon oratorio

phase VI: 2007: Suna no Onna

phase V: 2006-07
phase IV: 2006
emergent design
phase III 2005-06
elematic dress .
phase II: 2005
phase I: 2004-05
UKIYO premiere at Sadlers Wells

Design And Performance Lab

 

DESIGN IN MOTION // CHOREOGRAPHY // INTERACTION RESEARCH PHASES TO DATE

 

 

Research Progression

The founding of DAP in 2004

Emerging from the Telematic Performance Lab at Nottingham Trent University, the first phase of design/performance experiments directed by Johannes Birringer and Michèle Danjoux in autumn 2004 featured design concepts by Danjoux, Jo Cope and Gemma Harrison. These initial workshops brought together young designers from fashion (Cope, Harrison, later joined by Siobhan McHugh and Emma Wilkes), performance (Marie Denis, Natalie Verhaegen, Natasha Stott), photography (Yoon Bo Shim), and fine art (Helen Knight).

The second workshop series (March - May 2005) expanded the film and movement studies of the DAP's early investigations in design-in-motion and connected the research to sensual technologies and live streaming performance.

The March 2005 workshop culminated in an all night live interactive performance of "Telematic Dress" (click here)

The "Emergent Dress" signals phases III-IV of the DAP Lab, featuring new design concepts by Michèle Danjoux, and consolidating online collaborative partnership with the Department of Dance, Ariziona State University. Go to our partner site in Arizona, click here.

Phases IV-V comprisea new research collaboration between artists, scientists and engineers, after the Lab's relocation to Brunel University. This initiates the development of four new prototypes, and the production (Phase VI) of a performance work exhibited in London in late fall of 2007 and spring of 2008.

The Lab's current performance and research project (2008- 2010) is entitled UKIYO (Moveable World). DAP-LAB works at the cutting edge of new peformance concepts and architectures with intelligent wearables and audio-visual choreographies.

Anne Laure Misme working in Mixed Reality Lab residency, Tokyo, December 2009

 

Research team

 

lab directors and principal investigators: Johannes Birringer (Performance. Brunel University) & Michèle Danjoux (Fashion, De Montfort University)

Paul Verity Smith (Sensor programming/Photography, Research Associate), Oded Ben-Tal (music, Research Associate), Katsura Isobe (Dancer), Helenna Ren (Performance, Research Associate), Doros Polydorou (3D motion graphics, Brunel University), Hsueh-Pei Wang (design, technotextiles, Brunel University), Akram Khan (Engineering and Design, Brunel University, Research Associate), Dr Maozhen Li (Engineering and Design, Brunel University, Research Associate); Dr Jinsheng Kang (Engineering and Design, Brunel University), Dr Olu Taiwo (Performnce/Media Art, Reseearch Associate, Winchester University), Mamen Rivera (lighting, Research Associate), Caroline Wilkins (music, performance, Brunel University), Miguel Alonso (Ligthing, Research Associate, Barcelona), Yiorgos Bakalos (actor, Research Associate), Anne Laure Misme (Performance, MA Brunel Drama)), Jennifer McColl (MPhil Brunel Drama), Giulia Tonucci (Visiting Student, Bologna), Luca Forcucci (PHD researcher, DMU), Sandy Finlayson (MA music/Sonic Arts, Brunel)

Associates: Maria Wiener (Digital Artist/Postdoctoral Fellow), Umut Ozbay (sound, Istanbul); Niluefer Ovalioglu (Performance, Research Student), Cidinha Fursan Bendixen (Creative Collaborations, Research Student), Nam Eun Song (Performance, Research Student, Jo Cope (Fashion Researcher), Siobhan McHugh (Fashion Researcher).

Research objective

 

Founding D A P-lab directors: Johannes Birringer & Michèle Danjoux

(c) 2010 Brunel University, West London

 
 

 

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