Merce Cunningham & DanceForms
Following up the series of events organized by the SCA's Megan Walker Straight, here's a great short video about the software program LifeForms / DanceForms that was used extensively by iconic modern dance choreographer, Merce Cunningham. The program was developed by Tom Calvert, a professor emeritus in the School of Interactive Arts + Technology. Thecla Schiphorst, a former PhD student of Calvert's and now SIAT faculty, developed it further with choreographer Iris Garland, who co-founded the SCA's dance program. For a deeper dive on this, read this great news piece by the 's Tessa Perkins Deneault on SFU's (where our top image is borrowed from).
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