Stocos. (2011). 50m Stocos is the third part of a trilogy focused on the analysis and development of the interaction between sonic gesture and dance gesture inside three dimensional sound spaces. In this new piece Muriel Romero and Pablo Palacio collaborate with media artist and artificial intelligence researcher Daniel Bisig. Stocos is the third part of a trilogy centered on the analysis and development of the interaction between sonic gesture and dance gesture in a three-dimensional sound space. This series of pieces are developed inside a set of loudspeakers surrounding both the stage and the audience, and within which sound objects move and transform following spatial trajectories associated with the movement of the dancers.
 Stocos is a trans-disciplinary project that combines stochastic processes and artificial intelligence based simulations in order to create behavioral dependencies and aesthetic relationships between dancers, simulated entities, music, visuals and light. As a result, the stage becomes a responsive environment whose visual and acoustic properties emerge from the mutual interactions between the dancers, stochastic sound synthesis and swarm simulations. As a result, the stage becomes a responsive environment whose visual and acoustic properties emerge from the mutual interactions between dancer and simulation. STOCOS (clip) STOCOS (rain excerpt) STOCOS (face swarm) STOCOS (contours) CONCEPTION AND IDEA: Pablo Palacio / Muriel Romero CHOREOGRAPHY: Muriel Romero. PERFORMANCE: Muriel Romero and Ruth Maroto. MUSIC COMPOSITION: Pablo Palacio INTERACTIVE SWARM SIMULATION: Daniel Bisig PRODUCTION: Pablo Palacio and Muriel Romero. CO-PRODUCTION: Mercat de las Flors. SUPPORTS: Hebel Halle (Heidelberg, Germany), Teatros del Canal (Madrid, Spain), El Graner (Barcelona, Spain), Festival VAD (Girona, Spain). WITH THANKS TO: Sergio Luque Ancona, Robert Wechsler. http://ailab.ifi.uzh.ch/dbisig/http://vimeo.com/31259554VIDEOS_files/STK_rainExcerpt_rdx.movVIDEOS_files/STK_Face.mp4VIDEOS_files/STK_contours.mp4http://pablopalacio.comhttp://www.pablopalacio.com/SONIC_DANCE.htmlshapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1shapeimage_2_link_2shapeimage_2_link_3shapeimage_2_link_4shapeimage_2_link_5
Catexis. (2008-2009). 25m Constructed upon sound transformations of phonemic gestures emitted by the dancer that constitute the germ of dance motion itself. The piece explores the existence of a natural morphology present in certain phonemic objects, this means that the physiological activity of the vocal tract involved in its production is analogical to the described phenomena in the “real world”. The motion of the organs in the vocal tract (uvula, velum, larynx, tongue, teeth, etc) conform a miniature choreography which is amplified through dance motion and sonic transformations diffused in a multichannel loudspeaker array. Catexis is the second part of a large scale project developed with dancer Muriel Romero. CATEXIS (Live version) CLIP CATEXIS (Film Version) Excerpt1 CATEXIS (Film Version) Excerpt2 CONCEPTION AND IDEA: Pablo Palacio / Muriel Romero CHOREOGRAPHY AND PERFORMANCE: Muriel Romero MUSIC COMPOSITION: Pablo Palacio. LIGHT DESIGN: Pablo Palacio / Muriel Romero FILM REALIZATION AND EDITION: Pablo Nieto SUPPORTS: Comunidad de Madrid, La Casa Encendida and Cie Gilles Jobin. LENGHT: 40M http://www.pablopalacio.com/SONIC_DANCE.htmlVIDEOS_files/CATEXIS_CLIP.mp4VIDEOS_files/SL.mp4VIDEOS_files/ST.mp4http://www.pablopalacio.com/SONIC_DANCE.htmlshapeimage_3_link_0shapeimage_3_link_1shapeimage_3_link_2shapeimage_3_link_3

Acusmatrix. (2008).   40m


Acusmatrix is a  two-entry matrix conceived for the interaction of human motion and sound in continuous transformation. In this case  acquires the shape of  an acusmatic bird treaty for one dancer and tridimensional sound theater in sixteen channels. The piece is performed by an hybrid quintet composed by  an interpreter (the dancer) and four species of european birds, whose chants rotate and transform creating a genealogy  of sound characters that are  perceptually connected. The goal of the piece focuses on the correspondence and the interaction of dance gesture and sonic gesture. The piece was created under a period of residence at Universidad de Alcalá de Henares and La Casa Encendida. Acusmatrix is the first part of a large scale project developed with dancer Muriel Romero.


ACUSMATRIX CLIP



CONCEPTION AND IDEA: Pablo Palacio / Muriel Romero

CHOREOGRAPHY AND PERFORMANCE: Muriel Romero

MUSIC COMPOSITION: Pablo Palacio.

LIGHT DESIGN: Pablo Palacio / Muriel Romero

SUPPORTS: Universidad Alcalás de Henares, La Casa Encendida and Cie Gilles Jobin.

LENGHT: 45M