Gretchen Schiller

Gretchen Schiller is a choreographer who works in the field of media dance, videodance, participatory installations and movement environments. She has produced various projects in residency at the Banff Centre of the Arts (Camara ’96, Shifting Ground ’99, trajets ‘00 and the Raumspielpuzzle workshops ’03) and her works have toured in North America and Europe.

Gretchen Schiller received her BA from the University of Calgary, Canada in Dance and French Canadian studies followed by a MA from the UCLA, California, US in Choreography, and PhD from the University of Plymouth, UK in Interactive Arts. She directed the Diplôme Création Audiovisuelle Numérique for seven years at the Université Paul Valéry, Montpellier III, France and has taught workshops in Canada, Germany, England and France. She is the artistic director of Mo-vi-da, which supports the creative research in mediadance and interactive arts.

Research Overview

Gretchen has been invited to talk at l’université de Montpellier II’s conference series Image, Science Imaginaire this April, 2010. Her paper is entitled: “Le corps et l'

Artworks:

• 2010 ‘Mouvement’ Exposition Art et Artisanat Montrouge, France, 2 video dances: L’Ondulation et La traversé.
  
  2008 circulari looks at the notion of nomadism, transplanting movement cultures and landscapes. The circulari project phase one took place during a residency at LAC: Lieux D’art Contemporain, in Sigean France and resulted in a public presentation in July 2008. This movement landscape installation project in collaboration with landscape Architect Paula Meijerink from the Graduate School of Design, Harvard University and WANTED.
  
  2007 The installation trajets 07 was presented at Viladecans, Spain in July 07. See: www.aj-viladecans.es/Plantilles/noticia and www.incult.es. This was part of the Al Carrer festival in Viladecans Spain, July 2007 at the Cubic produced by Incult, Barcelona, Spain
  
  The installation trajets 07 was presented at Viladecans, Spain in July 07. See: www.aj-viladecans.es/Plantilles/noticia and www.incult.es. This was part of the Al Carrer festival in Viladecans Spain, July 2007 at the Cubic produced by Incult, Barcelona, Spain.
• circulari looks at the notion of nomadism, transplanting movement cultures and landscapes.
  
  The circulari project phase one took place during a residency at LAC: Lieux D’art Contemporain, in Sigean France and resulted in a public presentation in July 2008. This movement landscape installation project in collaboration with landscape Architect Paula Meijerink from the Graduate School of Design, Harvard University and WANTED can be seen at www.mo-vi-da.org as of mid October 08.

Publications

Journal Papers

(2013) Schiller, G., Kineasthetic inscriptions, Taiwan Dance Research Journal 7

(2010) Schiller, G., Le corps et l'image en mouvement: Des inscriptions kinesthésiques et chorégraphiques pour le public, Images, Science, Imaginaire 115- 117

(2008) Schiller, G., From the kinesphere to the kinesfield: three choreographic interactive artworks, Leonardo 41 (5) : 431- 437

(2007) Schiller, G., Kinaesthetic rhythms across material forms, Recherches Semiotiques Semiotic Inquiry 27 (1-2) : 117- 129

Conference Papers

(2010) Schiller, G., Animating new forms, pedagogic processes and programmes with transdisciplinary ideals, ProceedingsTeaching across performing arts and engineering: engaging with collaborative practice based non-disciplinary pedagogic strategies, Conference Proceedings

(2009) Schiller, G., Corporeal Mappings Circulari, Topographies: Sites, Bodies, Technologies, Conference Proceedings

Book Chapters

(2013) Schiller, G., Pratiquer la mémoire corporelle: Les imprégantions choré(o)graphiques du quotidien. In: Coureau, D. and Louguet, P. eds. Cinématographies et chorégraphies sensibles entrelacs. Paris : Harmattan (Forthcoming)

(2010) Schiller, G., Inscrições Cinestésicas. In: Corpo Versão Beta: ensaios sobre dança, corpo e computação. Sao Paulo : Editora Brasiliense

(2006) Schiller, G., Kinaesthetic traces across material forms: stretching the screen's stage. In: Broadhurst, S. and Machon, J. eds. Performance and technology: practices of virtual embodiment and interactivity. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan 100- 111

(2002) Schiller, G., Interactivity as a choreographic phenomenon. In: Dinkla, SK. and Leeker, M. eds. Dance and technology: moving towards media productions. Berlin: Alexander 164- 195