Physical Bodies Replaced by Digital in Dance:an Analysis of Holographic Dance in Dance Monsters
Dance Monsters is a dance competition show produced by Netflix in 2022.It digitalizes dancers'real bodies and transforms them into virtual dynamic holograms of dancing monsters through motion capture,image processing,and holographic projection.In the age of science and technology,new forms of dance emerge.This paper proposes the concept of"holographic dance"and analyzes its attributes in Dance Monsters in terms of body,movement,and expression.Although the physical body is replaced by a digital and holographic body,the holographic dance still possesses the dynamic characteristics and artistic emotions of dance.Dancers acquire supernatural forms and space for free expression with the help of technology,however,it is difficult to break the"effect of Cirque du Soleil"in the aesthetic process.
digital danceholographic danceinteractive danceDance Monstersmotion capture