Collaborations
Careers in music technology are usually collaborative, so experience working with teams on creative goals is crucial. 性吧电台 Music Technology students have benefitted from in-class opportunities to collaborate with students in Dance and Animation, for example. Music Technology students have also formed collaborations with students in degree areas such as Game Art, Game Programming, and Media Production.
Based on 'The Maids' (1947) by French dramatist Jean Genet, this dance project integrated horror elements with the musical use of voice, breath, and samples. Music: Phoebe Scoutari; Choreography: Kalliroe Vratti; Dance: Vratti and Leona McDonough-Smith.
Cavell-Wells and Harvey (choreography and dance) and Ryan (music) were inspired by the Japanese mosaic artform Kintsugi, which involves the reassembling and decorative repairing of broken pottery. Spatialisation of sound plays a key role here in providing synergy with the movement of the dancers. A split-screen video approach enabled the completion of the work during Covid-19 lockdown.
An interactive experience by Tsokova (game-engine based visuals) and MA Music, Technology and Innovation student Bettsworth (sound design). Bettsworth focused on using sound to evoke a sense of the uncanny and a feeling of unease.
Prize-winning surreal horror short. WARNING: Graphic and potentially disturbing images.
A composer/choreographer collaboration exploring the nature of Autism Spectrum Disorder
A composer/choreographer collaboration focused around the personal stories of two dancers