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The Levitron

A device for disrupting the dancers’ balance. Designed by Geoff Benson for simplest possible movement, controlled by humans who counter-balance with great nuance the dancers on board the moving platform.

The Video

Shot on Martha’s Vineyard. Dancers Alissa Cardone and Ingrid Schatz move precariously on a sea wall while Ellen Sebring’s camera rotates to animate the horizon provided by the very long wall. Intense wind nearly took them into flight. Paula Josa-Jones appeared as a figure with an umbrella.

Timeline

TILT began as a video collaboration between Paula Josa-Jones and Ellen Sebring, featuring dancers Alissa Cardone and Ingrid Schatz.

MIT sponsored a first staging of TILT as a research period to build and test the “levitron” and video projection in Kresge Auditorium, with the collaboration of MIT student dance group Kinaesthetics Lab. A 30 minute demonstration resulted, documented on this website.

Music

TILT uses excerpts of music by Ingram Marshall and Ellen Sebring.

Additional music was used for the staged demonstration: Halcyon and Yann Tiersen

Additional information is available by emailing us.

TILT website design by Ellen Sebring







	TILT producer Scott Shunk (top) assists Geoff Benson who developed the Levitron during the TILT workshop at MIT, 2005

	TILT © 2005 Paula Josa-Jones & Ellen Sebring