March 29, 2008 at 4:20 am · Filed under studio, media, video, teaching, TONY, dance and technology, science, space, physics, apples, computer graphics, opengl, education, performance, school, pedagogy, astronomy, learning, hermes, arts, double feature, animation
Last month I wrote a guest post on Matt Gough’s blog quodlibet titled math skills. It addressed the question of what fundamentals of physics and mathematics should be included in the dance technology curriculum.
Since dance-tech is in its infancy and still forming as a field this is an open question. This issue is not simply about inserting math and science into an arts curriculum but more so about how these two worlds partner. The action is reciprocal, math and science inform the dance and dance-tech provides new ways of knowing math and physics.
Force is one of the central landmarks of physics pedagogy. Gravity is Newton’s force.
And to use the force you must learn the force.
Simulation is a great way to learn about forces.
So is dancing.
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October 26, 2006 at 1:16 pm · Filed under food, video, art, podcast, vidcast, TONY, dance and technology, apples
Dancing is hard work…and hard work is a dance. Making cider is hard work too and uses lots of technology. While many are thinking about their Halloween costumes I am focused on one thing.
Apples.
Every year my family and friends get together to make cider under the direction of my father, Stephen Schultz. We use a blend of Golden Russet, Red Spy and Northern Spy apples to make the juice and a special line of cider yeast to process the fermentation. In time we filter it, chill it and put in bubbles. We make enough to share with friends and raise spirits throughout the year.
Next weekend is time again to make cider. Above is a timelapse from last years apple crushing extravaganza. Check out the apples, the cool hydraulic press and all those bodies moving. I work for my apple juice with an ensemble cast. Its a labor of love and it feels like dancing.
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