Virtual relationships: the dancer and the avatar

People might assume that dancing with a digital avatar would be relatively distant, dehumanizing or disembodied process. However, in this article we propose effective and creative choreographic practice can achieved by working virtual representation of dancer, offer two case studies to evidence the practical application motion capture technology within context. We observed model quickly naturally becomes an extension dancer's interiority dynamic affective attunement between dancer spontaneously develops. describe how relationship physical body raises several practical, theoretical even philosophical questions for approach, style Building from Susanne Langer's (1953) germinal conception ‘virtual powers’ dance, articulate practice-led research opportunity critically reflect on conventional practices through affordances specifically virtuality, ways open out kinds affective, emotional phenomenological frameworks which creation occurs. The unique recent systems, naturalistic three-dimensional environments increased improvisational interactivity simply cannot video-based media.