A spotlight. A smoke trail. Dancers. Session 2 of TED, The Parlor, opened with a gorgeous performance by Quixotic Fusion, a dance company out of Kansas City.
In three pieces, they showed a stunning combination of dance and technology, interacting with each other and with objects projected around them. And it didn’t stop there. A company known for blending aerial acrobatics, dance, fashion, film, music and visual fx did not disappoint, gracing the TED audience with a final piece combining aerial acrobatics, lights, and world-class dance to produce an experience of the grandeur of technology.
Here are some photos from yesterday’s rehearsal that give a glimpse into the grandeur and explosive artistry on display.
Stay tuned for photos of the performance itself.
See also: Quixotic’s performances from TEDxKC 2010, and TEDxKC 2011, which showcase their stunning blends of different art forms and technologies.
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Sean Sands commented on Apr 25 2012
It seems like this should be interesting, and it photographs well, but when you see this group in a live performance it is a lot like watching a fireworks display–plenty of “ooh” and “aah,” but after a couple of minutes you realize you’ve seen everything you are going to see, and a weird boredom and fatigue sets in. Musically it feels like very bad movie music.
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commented on Feb 29 2012
Dancing to the tunes of technology–impressive adaptations and innovations–the very heart and soul of TED, as far as I am concerned!
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