// Installation / Instrument / Performance //
Javier Chávarri & Sebastian Gonzalez


C o n c e p t

O. An optical motion capture software for on-stage applications that tracks the body's extremities without using markers or devices.

~. Waves + Body Loops.

A. An Application: A sampler of gestures, which allows synthesizing, recording, playback and control parameters using body expressions.


D e s c r i p t i o n

O ~ A is a tool for musical creation and interpretation that works through the forms and the kinetics of the body. It can be used on stage by an specialized interpreter or it can be also shown as an installation that welcomes any person willing to try. We are located on the border between music and dance. For the audience, a demonstration of O ~ A must be understood as a concert or a performance.The interpreter is both musician and performer. The will is not to perform a particular type of music, or a default dancing technique. The main expectation is to print movement qualities into different features of the sound and image generated such as colour, rhythm or energy.

Web page of the project:
www.wearewaves.info/ona