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Kinect Telephony

An improvisational solo where the audience built the score live — on their phones.

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Kinect Telephony — excerpt

Boris Willis standing with both arms outstretched in the center of the floor as the audience watches from the edges
Kinect Telephony — Wild Goose Creative, Columbus, OH.
Year 2011Disciplines Choreography, Interactive PerformancePhotography Martin Goodin

Kinect Telephony is an improvisational performance in which the audience makes the music. Using their phones, the people in the room generate the score in real time while I respond to it — sound and movement shaping each other as they go.

Performed at Wild Goose Creative in Columbus, Ohio.

Boris Willis caught mid-air in a jump above the floor
Boris Willis caught mid-air in a jump above the floor
Boris Willis arching backward with one leg kicked high
Boris Willis arching backward with one leg kicked high
Boris Willis lunging low with one arm reaching toward the floor
Boris Willis lunging low with one arm reaching toward the floor
Boris Willis with both arms raised and crossing above his head
Boris Willis with both arms raised and crossing above his head
Boris Willis striding toward the camera down the center of the room
Boris Willis striding toward the camera down the center of the room
Boris Willis low on the floor, on his back with one leg extended
Boris Willis low on the floor, on his back with one leg extended
Boris Willis seated on the floor, one hand pressed to the ground
Boris Willis seated on the floor, one hand pressed to the ground
Boris Willis standing and laughing as the seated audience looks on
Boris Willis standing and laughing as the seated audience looks on
Boris Willis standing in profile before the audience along the brick wall
Boris Willis standing in profile before the audience along the brick wall
Boris Willis with one arm extended across the room toward the seated audience
Boris Willis with one arm extended across the room toward the seated audience

Writer & performer, Boris Willis