Projections, Techno and Breakdancing

Thanks to Andy Marogil to finding this....

This is pretty cool video that is part of a project called A4 which combines projections, piano, techno and some breakdancing. A collaboration between a few groups that will be featured at the Coachella music Fest as an interactive exhibit.

It's a pretty stunning video as the hundreds of projected lines and blocks create a surreal and fairly techno-psychadelic landscape. Perspective is warped as the lines bend and stretch around the singular person, who is almost being pulled into the animation. At times, it's even hard to tell where the person is on the stage, or whether he is there at all. He appears as a shadow at times and then explodes back into full-form, revealing the illusion and ripping you back in to the realm of reality. One thing that bugged was, and maybe it was my fault, was I just expected the person to do more...there were many relatively long periods of time where he was almost moving in slow motion, only to dazzle you with quickness and and dexterity for a brief burst of action. I suppose I don't know a lot about breakdancing and the article states he displays wonderful endurance, so maybe I a, just not informed enough, but I really found myself staring at the almost motionless person, waiting and hoping not to miss his next move instead of watching the spectacular effects that were happening around him. If the focus was supposed to be the projection, I found the person a bit distracting as I was trying to see what he was going to do next. And if the focus was the person, it left me desiring a lot more.

I'm not sure what the purpose of this video is, if they planned it or if it was a spontaneous, on the spot collabo...So while it's no perfect choreographic masterpiece, the combination of the two definitely shows some amazing promise.

Here;s the link.
http://thecreatorsproject.com/en-uk/blog/the-latest-from-lumpens-projection-piano-and-breakdancing/

While writing this I found an actual trailer made by the same projection, animation what-ever-you-want-to-call-it company for a film fest and while it's a tenth the length of the previous video, it definitely shows off the projections awesome capabilities.
http://vimeo.com/21841684