(1986) – Collaboration of Maida Withers, choreographer, with Adam Peiperl, Kinetic light sculptor. Maida’s choreography created for Laser Dance (Quest, Domain/Dialogue, other) is combined with kaleidoscope images by Adam Peiperl, Kinetic Light Sculptor. Funded by GWU UFF Faculty Grant to Maida Withers Originally titled Sky Cathedrals.

Three experimental videos combining choreography from Laser Dance (collaboration with Rockne Krebs for Lisner Auditorium) by Maida Withers with polarized light sculptures by Adam Peiperl, kinetic light sculptor. The visual “light” images are real and not computer generated. The sculptures have names such as Obelisks, Cube, other.

Video recorded in 1987. Music excerpted from Harmonielehre, by John Adams. Peiperl’s kinetic light sculptures have also been projected onto the stage (screens or scrims) in dance performance with Maida Withers Dance Construction Company.

Video for Sky Cathedrals received funding from George Washington University, Maida Withers faculty, UFF funding.

Kinetic Light Sculptures: Adam Peiperl
Choreography by Maida Withers – Laser Dance
Dancers: Ben Watts, Damilla Malmstrom, Karin Serio, Larry Graves, Liliana Fortna, Stephanie Simmons, Susa Short-Bensinger, Tom Truss;
Film Editor: Paul Caffrey

As with many of my projects with Adam Peiperl, we were not video documenting with professional cameras.

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