Pattern Recognition
This visually arresting work, draws on Alexander Whitley’s interests in philosophy, technology and design, seeking to redefine the boundaries between dance and other art forms.
Alexander Whitley and digital artist Memo Akten join forces at the cutting edge of dance and motion-responsive technology. Opening up questions about learning and memory in relation to artificial intelligence, Pattern Recognition furthers a line of enquiry explored in the company’s previous work.
Continuing a collaborative relationship initiated in the making of The Measures Taken, AWDC's first production, Whitley and Akten have been working to develop and use as the basis of the choreography a responsive system of moving lights which can track, learn from and intelligently respond to the two dancers it observes.
“I see the awakening of consciousness as a series of spaced flashes, with the intervals between them gradually diminishing until bright blocks of perception are formed, affording memory a slippery hold.”
