Aleatorius
As the name suggests, Aleatorius is a dance that relies on the element of chance and is performed entirely in darkness.
Each dancer wears a leotard with six small red lights attached. The lights are arranged and wired in unique configurations. They are connected, in a matrix, to two mercury switches, powered by a small 12-volt battery which is also attached to the costume. Mercury, being both a liquid and an electrical conductor, reacts to the dancer’s movements, causing one, two or all six lights to be switched on, however any extended sequence is impossible to control embodying that essence of chance that defines the dance.
Eric Snell
1986
Aleatorius – a dance of light
Aleatorius – a dance of light
Aleatorius – a dance of light
Aleatorius – a dance of light
Aleatorius – a dance of light
Aleatorius – a dance of light
Aleatorius – a dance of light
Aleatorius – a dance of light
Aleatorius – a dance of light
Aleatorius – a dance of light
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Aleatorius – a dance of light
Arts Council of England Fellowship Programme
Institute of Modern Art and the
Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts
February, 2003
| Direction choreography | Eric Snell |
|---|---|
| Production | Ihor Holubizky |
| Music (pieces #1 – 6) | Eugene Carchesio |
| Music (piece #7) | Ihor Holubizky Walter Yarwood |
| Technical support | Don MacKenzie |
| Dancers | Christopher Love Skye Sewell Sunday Thompson Emily Warhurst |
Aleatorius Brisbane Programme
Frankfurt
1968
Aleatorius – a dance of light
The Artist and the Theatre in the 20th Century
Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt, Germany
March 1986
| Concept and choreography | Eric Snell |
|---|---|
| Production | Joanna Littlejohns |
| Composition and music | Ihor Holubizky Walter Yarwood |
| Dancers | Susanne Graulich Gogo Hübner Dagmar Reichert Arthur Schubert Lilia Wittmaier |
Aleatorius Frankfurt Programme
Aleatorius was first performed in 1982 at the South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell, Berkshire, England
| Dancers: | Amanda Morgan, Rachel Perry and Tony Pinder |
|---|---|
| Music: | Robert Boyle – Structures #4 |