Biped

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Biped is a groundbreaking 1999 dance work by choreographer Merce Cunningham that integrates live performance with innovative motion-capture–based digital projections.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf contemporary dance piece ⓘ
dance work ⓘ
stage work ⓘ
associatedWith digital dance ⓘ
experimental choreography ⓘ
choreographer Merce Cunningham ⓘ
commissionedBy Barbican Centre ⓘ
Cal Performances ⓘ
Festival d’Automne à Paris ⓘ
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts ⓘ
Opéra National de Paris ⓘ
Théâtre de la Ville ⓘ
composer Gavin Bryars ⓘ
costumeDesignBy Suzanne Gallo ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
creator Merce Cunningham ⓘ
genre contemporary dance ⓘ
hasComponent choreographed dance ⓘ
computer-generated imagery ⓘ
music by Gavin Bryars ⓘ
hasDurationApprox about 45 minutes ⓘ
hasRecording video documentation of stage performance ⓘ
hasTitleLanguage English ⓘ
influenced later multimedia dance works ⓘ
lightingDesignBy James F. Ingalls ⓘ
movementStyle Merce Cunningham technique ⓘ
notableFor innovative use of digital technology in choreography ⓘ
integration of motion-capture–based projections with live dance ⓘ
partOf Merce Cunningham repertory ⓘ
performedBy Merce Cunningham Dance Company ⓘ
performedIn France ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
premieredAt Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley, California ⓘ
premiereDate 1999-04-23 ⓘ
premiereYear 1999 ⓘ
titleMeaning two-footed or two-legged being ⓘ
usesMedium digital projection ⓘ
live performance ⓘ
usesTechnology motion capture ⓘ
visualDesignBy Paul Kaiser ⓘ
Shelley Eshkar ⓘ

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