tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post114677445728919414..comments2024-03-26T15:57:13.443+00:00Comments on On An Overgrown Path: Now the audience composes the musicUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-1146842421827070952006-05-05T16:20:00.000+01:002006-05-05T16:20:00.000+01:00... the act of being and moving in a space becomes...<I>... the act of being and moving in a space becomes a dance; simple journeys become melodies; mass movement becomes a chorus - a public choreography.</I><BR/><BR/>An intriguing ... well, whatever it is, and I wish I could experience it. However, I find something a bit off-putting about it.<BR/><BR/>This thought occurred first when I saw the word "choreography." That word generally implies two things to me - some intent on the part of the choreographer, and the possibility of it being repeated (more or less) at a later time if it's been "notated" somehow. Neither concept applies here as far as I can tell.<BR/><BR/>Surely this could be done just as effectively with computer-generated random numbers to control sounds, could it not? If the number of people present is the only thing that's distiguishable, then just have a sensor at the door to generate another "channel" for each additional person.<BR/><BR/>It's an interesting notion - as I walk around, I may get the impression that I'm "controlling" the sound, but it doesn't sound like I have any effective control at all. A dog or a robot or a random number has every bit as much "control" as I do. In other words, I could think of it as "apparent audience participation."<BR/><BR/>What's the John cage piece - "32 Radios"? In such a case, it's at least clear what's happening.<BR/><BR/>This doesn't make it "bad," but I'm just not sure what to make of it.<BR/><BR/>But as I said, I'd still like to try it out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com