DanceMeld Platform Choreographic Lab with Nora Gibson (US)
Syber Dance: Resonant System
June 22–26 from 10:00 – 13:00
June 27 Public Showing – time TBA
Only 8 ppl max.
BAZA Space, Sofia
Interactive Performance Laboratory
A five-day laboratory exploring movement, perception, technology, sound, and bioreactive visuals through an interactive performance system.
During this lab, Nora Gibson will work with the group to co-create a resonant system — an interactive playground that fosters awareness of one’s own body and other bodies in space.
The system uses cameras and sensors to transmit movement and physiological data in real time. Depth cameras, skeletal tracking, movement sensors, and EEG data are connected to TouchDesigner and VCV Rack, where they become material for bioreactive visuals and sound.
At the center of the lab is a question: how do our composition and movement choices change when our choices become externalized — through sound, image, or other real-time feedback?
A resonant system is a feedback loop of perception between one’s own body and other bodies. These feedback loops already exist in improvisation, but here they become more tangible through technology. The invisible becomes something we can see, hear, and respond to.
Over five days, participants will playtest the system, learn how to work within it, and develop their own attuned way of interacting with the interactive space. The process will be shared in a final showing.
The lab can be explored by people with any physical ability and with advanced or no expertise in dance. All that is needed is the desire to play and the curiosity to listen to yourself and others in the space.
If there is interest, Nora can also share how the system is networked, including how data is normalized and organized within the programming.
Read about Nora’s work here: https://www.streamingmuseum.org/post/nora-gibson-intrinsic
Who is it for?
For dancers, performers, and movers who are technology-curious. Please note that this lab is for a bit more advanced mover, someone who is familiar with dance improvisation and instant composition and is curious about bioreactive visuals, sound, and real-time composition.
If you are a tech person, interested in this way of working, make sure you come to the Public Showing on June 27th.
Morning Lab
Cyber Dance: Resonant System
June 22 to 27 from 10:00-13:00
Take this LAB & the afternoon lab with Lucio A. Baglivo for a One Week Pass – INFO HERE.
June 22 to 27 from 14:00-17:00
- Jun 26 2026
- Expired!
- 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
- €80.00
- BAZA Program
- Mladost 4, ul. Aleksanar Paskalev, Bitov Kombinat,
- https://maps.app.goo.gl/rLBc5eVBrSVkbtss6
- zornitsa@bodymeld.org
- https://www.bodymeld.org
BodyMeld is the NGO organization and the artistic company that runs BAZA space. BodyMeld is the artistic project of Zornitsa Stoyanova, owner of BAZA space.
With
Nora GibsonChoreographer / New Media ArtistNora Gibson is a choreographer and interactive media artist. She merges movement, philosophical inquiry, and the poetic use of physiological data. Her choreography has been presented by institutions including Joyce SOHO, Dance Place, Performance Garage, and Kaatsbaan, while her video works and interactive installations have appeared at international venues such as MUTEK, Ars Electronica, The Istanbul Digital Art Festival, Jacob’s Pillow, and The Society for Arts and Technology (SAT). Gibson holds a BFA in Dance from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and an MFA in Intermedia from Concordia University. Her work has been further supported through an internship with the BIAPT neuroscience lab at McGill University. Gibson is on the faculty at Temple University. She teaches ballet, composition, and dance & technology.
