Open State: Event Spaces of Infinite Perspective

Abstract

This chapter presents the findings from a collaboration of dance, sound, space and digital technology, itself a prime-mover as a developing agent to new sensibilities. At the heart of this collaboration is the performance of Open State choreographed and directed by Adam Benjamin with the disabled and non-disabled dancers of Integrated Dance Company-Kyo and concept design and music composition by artist and architect Mathew Emmett. The work premiered in Tokyo in July 2015. Open State emphasizes the interrelationships between physical and social integration, movement and spatial organization, drawing upon experimental dance and the non-traditional exploration of acoustic space.