i never get enough time to practice improvised works with the installations they are performed in. sometime there s only a day or two of ‘exploration’ during which the tech staff are trying to fix faults in the system. this doesn’t really help you understand the ‘interactional’ context you are working in.
on the rare occasion that a work is made alongside the development of the system few choreographers are properly prepared. so many have unrealistic expectations of the sensitivity and control available that subtleness of the studio r&d work is dumped for visual and technical effect.
i think the trap that most choreographers fall into is esablishing a clear concept of the sound and visuals the technology creates, but only having a simple notion of the interface. however variable the interface i like to make it part of my own skin, and that means taking the time to learn about it, technically and physically.
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