Misnomer

My mind today has been thinking about dance performances and how to make them even more modern. The modern dance pioneer Loie Fuller is an inspiration to me for really stretching the capabilities of the dance. She explored with stage lighting and ways to make the experience for the audience even more exhilarating. She was originally a skirt dancer on the Vaudeville stage. She further expounded upon that basis by lengthening her skirts and incorporating colored lights. This video is one example of her work in her piece "Danse Serpentine."

I love her story of becoming friends with Marie Curie and asking to use radioactive materials because she wanted to glow on stage. While we now know of much smarter ways to do this, look at how she pushed dance so much further. She explored with the best technology of her day, received great inspiration, and made many innovations in the field of stage lighting. 

Our technology today is so much more advanced! Take a second and imagine the possibilities of mixing concert dance with the technical capabilities we have today. I would love to explore that very concept further through my life! Below is just one possibility. An animator filmed a dance performed by two BYU students and created an amazingly unique and beautiful experience for viewers. 

Likewise, Chris Elam of the dance company Misnomer performed at a TED event and then gave a little speech about how audience interaction can become a larger part of the whole performance experience. 

There is so much possible in this realm of dance. What other ideas can you think of?