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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