CRYPTO BALLET CLASS is a 3D dance piece that reinterprets the ballet class based on new protocols, codes and body and movement paradigms made possible by mixing dance with animation techniques and 3D simulation. The fundamentals of ballet are used as a motto to configure the initial setup of the 3D physical simulation, such as gravity, ground impulsiveness, immobilization of joints and muscle groups, movement speed, fiber tone, weight of the parts, body volume, etc. other elements. The movements and final choreography are generated entirely by procedural physics simulation, with no keyframe or motion capture animation.

With CRYPTO BALLET CLASS I keep asking: how to dance in Web 3.0? How to choreograph in the metaverse? How to reprocess the revolution brought about by the relationship between dance and 3D simulation? As a dance artist, I seek creative answers to these questions by articulating dance and 3D, NFTs, web3 and metaverses, provoking a dialogue between the classic and the contemporary and reflecting on the future of Art and Dance. When I create dances with digital materials, my whole body is involved in this process. In my body there is no distinction between physical performance and digital dance. I believe that this has to do with the future of relationships in the metaverses, with the conditions of existence and with the forms of coexistence mediated by digital technologies. Other bodies, other movements, other dances.

CRYPTO BALLET CLASS is a prequel essay for the creation, in the near future, of a 3D reinterpretation of a historical dance work, such as Swan Lake or The Nutcracker.

Artist: Diego Mac

Duration: 4'10

Music: Concert No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297 (Antonio Vivaldi)

MP4 | 1920x1080

Porto Alegre | Brazil