Motive Forces is a Knight Foundation-funded, multi-year dance technology project which began in 2022. Pieces from the project have be presented at the NC Dance Festival, The {Re}Happening in Black Mountain, NC, the Detroit City Dance Festival, and the Breaking Ground Festival in Tempe, AZ.
This version of Motive Forces is modeled on a progressive-style dinner party in which the audience travels to different locations for each performance. It features four new dances developed with motion-visualizing software. The choreography is by Eric Mullis with the dancers, the music is by Kadey Ballard and Eric Mullis, featuring Troy Conn and Charlie Trexler. Dramaturgy by Joy Davis.
FIRST STOP:
BELK HALL @ CALDWELL PRES.
- Point Cloud I with Joy Davis
- Instancing Network with Madeline Badgett and Taylor Railton
SECOND STOP:
FREE RANGE BREWING (NODA)
- Music Performance by Kadey Ballard
THIRD STOP: GOODYEAR ARTS
- Facets with Madeline Badgett, Luke Csordas, and Taylor Railton
- Point Cloud II with Amil Brothers