Ghost Orchestra v.1.0

max for live app made during research on sensual experience of the body leading a process of sound making. in this video below, Ghost Orchestra v.1.0 is used to perform cello, viola and violin samples, based on a performer’s movements in real-time. the sound is received through a 7-channel sound system; enveloping the dancer in an experience of somatic embodied listening. forms emerge within / between subtle sensations and internal impulses; for an experience of deep intimacy with movement and presence in space.

R & D session filmed by niya b, movement by byuka, vocals by sasha wilde, programming by nmbc. sound recording is from the camera, and so a bit rough.