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35 - Music, Drama, Dance and Performing Arts
Bath Spa University
danceroom Spectroscopy
danceroom Spectrosopy (dS) is an arts/science project initiated by Dr David Glowacki (Computational Chemistry, Stanford University). Hyde's contribution to dS centres on sound, and the question of how to sonify vibrations on a quantum scale (where sound does not, as such, exist). In the Hidden Fields performance he extends this question to explore how a quantum simulation, motion-capture data derived from dance movement and a generative music score (all realtime) might interact. dS gives users a multisensory immersive experience based on cutting-edge quantum mechanics offering an understanding of the principles of our microscopic world through direct experience rather than traditional academic learning. On entering the space one becomes a simulated quantum energy field, able to interact with others’ fields and a system of particles, simulated according to strict scientific principles; represented both visually and sonically. The project consists of a public installation, in which the contemporary dance piece Hidden Fields is also performed. Hyde's work consists of the sonification (interactive systems and sound design) for the installation, and the composition of an interactive score for the dance piece. Initial development (including Hyde's commission fee for sound/interaction design and composition) was funded by the ESPRC. The project was subsequently awarded a grant from the Arts Council of England for further development (including work from Hyde) and a European tour 2013-14, which will include performances at the Barbican, London and ZKM, Karlsruhe. The work features in book chapters and papers citing Hyde as co-author: Glowacki, D. R., Hyde, J., et al (2013) Sculpting molecular dynamics in real-time using human energy fields. In: Weibel, P. ed. Molecular Aesthetics. Boston: MIT Press; Glowacki, D. R., Hyde et al, (2012) danceroom Spectroscopy: Interactive quantum molecular dynamics accelerated on GPU architectures using OpenCL. UK Many Core Development Conference 2012, University of Bristol, 5 December 2012.
