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14. Okt. 2013 · Twelve sound-sensitive electronic poles dot the stage; sound is triggered by the dancers' movements and then altered or delayed by the musicians. "Variations V" predates Cunningham's...
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Variations V. Merce Cunningham. First composed and performed in 1965, Variations V is a true testament to 1960's experiments with "intermedia"—a coexistence and cutting across of artistic genres that profoundly informed Cunningham's choreographic practice.
Work Title. Variations V. Date. Composed in 1965. Premiered in New York, July 23, 1965. Ensemble Type. Variable. Instrumentation. For any number of performers using photo-electric cells and electronic sound sources.
The series. Variations I (1958) Variations II (1961) Variations III (1962) Variations IV (1963) Variations V (1965) Variations VI (1966) Variations VII (1966) Variations VIII (1967, revised 1978) References. External links. Variations (Cage) Variations is a series of works by the American composer John Cage.
John Cage made «Variations V» in 1965 for the Merce Cunningham Dance Company. He and David Tudor settled on two systems for the sound to be affected by movement. For the first, Billy Klüver and his colleagues set up a system of directional photocells aimed at the stage lights, so that the dancers triggered sounds as they cut the light beams ...
Variations V continued this tradition of performance lati-tude, extending Cage's inquiries into the variants that could result from a given compositional procedure. As an exploration of the possibilities of collaboration among music, dance, and technology, however, Variations V was revolutionary.
