Portfolio - John Crawford
This is a chronology of projects by John Crawford, indexed by year completed. To see a selection of current work, visit the Projects page. Also see the Image Galleries page.
Media & Performing Arts Projects
Z-Dance (2009)
Latent Potentials (2009)
An intermedia telepresence concert that premiered several new works exploring the artistic potential of networking technologies. Each work on the program took a different approach to the telematic stage and the questions it raises: aesthetic, philosophical and technical.
Something to Do with Love (2008)
A dance/media performance.
Synchronicities (2008)
A telepresence performance with dance, music and video staged simultaneously in California and New York.
Dance-IT (2008)
A live interactive video exhibit sponsored by San Francisco Ballet, where visitors dance with professionals to create dance videos that become a permanent part of the exhibit. Participants interact with dance sequences on the screen, then record themselves dancing along.
Tubae Mundi (2008)
A dance film animation inspired by mandala patterns used in cultural traditions around the world, presented at the United Nations and other international venues.
Songs at a Distance (2007)
An intermedia telepresence concert with interactive dance, music and video, staged simultaneously in California and New York.
Angelitos Negros (2007)
A new dance film version of Donald McKayle's renowned dance solo for the stage, originally performed in 1972.
Stuck in a Coma with Eyes Wide Open (2007)
A dance/media performance staged at Auditorium Marianum, Perugia, Italy.
Tango de la Mujer Gris (2007)
A dance/media performance staged at Auditorium Marianum, Perugia, Italy.
Masque of the Red Death (2006)
A dance/media performance.
Urban Fabric: Paris (2006)
A dance/media performance commissioned by France's National Conservatory of Music and Dance in Paris.
A Passing Shadow (2006)
A dance/media performance commissioned by Bergen College.
Running Shards (2006)
A dance/media performance commissioned by France's National Conservatory of Music and Dance in Paris.
Ootoo (2006)
A interactive telepresence dance/media performance staged simultaneously in Northern and Southern California, öötöö used the Active Space media performance system to connect a dance concert on the UC Santa Cruz mainstage with dancers in the eMedia Studio at UC Irvine. öötöö (pronounced "ooh-too") observed the life of the dreamer, investigating ways in which fragments from our day can get reassembled during sleep, sometimes in strange and unpredictable ways.
Urban Fabric: Beijing (2006)
An interactive dance/media performance commissioned by Beijing Dance Academy.
A Global Village Show (2005)
A multimedia performance staged on tour in Germany and Portugal. Invited as guest artist by New York University Composers Ensemble.
Entre les mondes (2005)
A dance/media performance commissioned by the National Conservatory of Music and Dance in Paris, France.
Satori and In Search Of (2005)
Two dance films commissioned by Bergen College.
Eyes of Cassandra - Intermedia Film (2005)
Inspired by a vision of the ancient Greek prophet Cassandra as a modern woman and set to a score by composer Dinu Ghezzo, this intermedia art film by John Crawford combines live footage of dancer Lisa Naugle with images of urban settings and abstract visuals derived from dance.
Urban Fabric: Prague (2005)
An interactive dance/media performance featured as the keynote opening event in the International Biennale of Contemporary Art in Prague. Commissioned by the National Gallery of Prague.
Invisible Cities (2004)
A dance/media performance.
Degrees of Erasure (2004)
A media installation featured in the Norman Klein retrospective "Mapping the Unfindable."
Active Space: Interactive Videodance - Performance (2004)
An interactive dance/media performance and exhibition.
Responsive Circumstances: Improvisations (2004)
An interactive dance/media performance, commissioned by New Forms Festival, Vancouver.
Entangled Photons (2004)
Inspired by the physics concept of quantum entanglement, which Albert Einsten called "spooky action at a distance," this interactive telepresence dance/media performance featured five dancers at two sites, linked through the Active Space media programming system. Presented by the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2), at the UCI Calit2 building opening, Entangled Photons linked the Calit2 courtyard on the ground floor with the eMedia Studio on the second floor.
Bird of Passage (2004)
A dance film commissioned by Bergen College.
NightDriving (2003)
A dance/media work inspired by Calvino's short story, NightDriving connects choreography for the stage with dance for the camera, integrating performance and projection.
Ascension (2003)
A dance film commissioned by Bergen College. Exhibitions have included New York, China, Columbia, Italy, Korea and Mexico.
Eurydice's Return & Active Space Improvisations (2003)
Interactive dance/media performance, commissioned by Linfield College.
Active Space: Interactive Videodance - Development (2003)
In this phase of Active Space: Interactive Videodance, an interactive dance/media installation was workshopped and installed at University of California, Irvine.
Voyages of Aeneas: The Thracian Lost Letters (2003)
A multimedia performance in collaboration with Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) Rome and Oleg Danovski State Ballet Theatre. Invited as guest artist by New York University Composers Ensemble.
Looking Back (2003)
A dance/media performance. Invited presentation in the Caught Between: Dancing for Camera and Live Audience festival in Los Angeles.
Dream Logic (2003)
Video shoot to capture dance film source material, commissioned by American Repertory Dance Theatre of Los Angeles.
Philanthro Films (2003)
Commissioned by Philanthro Films of Los Angeles.
Flight (2003)
A dance film commissioned by Pacific Symphony Orchestra and performed with the orchestra as live video projection.
NightDriving - Documentary (2003)
Video documentary of the development process for the NightDriving dance/media performance.
Voyages of Aeneas: Choga (2002)
A multimedia performance staged on tour in Europe, created by a group of musicians, dancers and media artists from New York, California, Canada, Italy and Poland. Invited as guest artist by New York University Composers Ensemble.
Dancing in the Active Space (2002)
An interactive dance/media installation using the Active Space system, commissioned by UCR/California Museum of Photography.
Reverse Patterns (2002)
An interactive telepresence dance/media performance staged simultaneously in Los Angeles and Irvine, California, in a telepresence performance event connecting ten sites nation-wide.
Portal (2001)
A dance/media performance dealing with communication between people engaged in crossings and transitions.
Invisible Walls (2001)
An interactive dance/media performance with Active Space visuals.
Songs of Sorrow, Songs of Hope (2001)
A telepresence performance with dance, music and video, staged simultaneously in California and New York.
Dove arrivano le nuvole piu vaste (2001)
A dance film with music performed live for contrabass flute and computer.
InviTRIO (2000)
A dance film.
Eyes of Cassandra - Performance (2000)
A multimedia performance staged on tour in Germany and Poland. Invited as guest artist by New York University Composers Ensemble.
Split (2000)
A dance/media performance.
Janus: Ghost Stories (1999)
A telepresence dance, music and video performance staged simultaneously in Arizona and California.
Virtual Therapy (1998)
A dance/media performance.
Watching Words (1995)
An interactive dance, media and theatre performance based on the text of Peter Handke's "Kaspar," exploring the notion that language is our first technology.
Arcadian Crossing (1994)
A dance/media performance using 3D animation created with LifeForms software.
into the shadow... (1993)
Video documentary of The Shadow Project performance/workshop event, incorporating footage of live performance, interviews with participants and computer graphics.
Escape is Out of the Question (1992)
Wrote computer software, using the Max system, to recognize vocal pitch ranges and patterns for an integrated multi-media performance work exploring relationships between a performer's movements and vocalizations and their effects on lighting and sound.
The Shadow Project (1991)
Two performance/workshop events that explored interactivity in theatre and dance performance with the use of computer graphics, video processing and electroacoustic music.