What an absolute journey (read: super exhilarating at times, super frustrating at times) the Totentanz project for Momentum Stage, funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation has been. And now, 1 year after we knew our audacious proposal had been accepted, we are sharing our outcomes.
Visit dancers.ai to see it!
Choreographers and dancers should not be subject to unauthorized, uncompensated scraping by AI to train. We're working on protecting intellectual property and increasing the creating agency of artists.
We just done our test cases- you can see them on the website.
We're entering our Beta testing phase, and aiming to increase the fidelity and scalability of our technology. If you would like to be involved, send Momentum an email!
Want to help fund the next round (scaling)? Donate on Momentum’s homepage!
Want to know more about how it works? Look for a reel from me on Momentum’s IG.
We hope to make this a game-changing technology for artists to maintain their intellectual property and increase their creative agency in the age of AI.
Major thanks to Pedram and Ed, my co-collaborators. Thanks for believing in this vision.
Shout out to the dancers: Joanna Asch, Kalin Basford, Abbie Fricke, Gaynelle Gosselin, Seth Harris Gordon, Mélanie Martel, Ricky Morisseau, Sarah Romeo, Sandi Stock. You are beautiful and amazing, and changing the world.
Thanks to to Morgan Sophia Photography for documenting this step on the timeline so gorgeously.
And thanks to Creative Heart Dance Studio and Broadway Bound Academy for renting us affordable rehearsal and filming space!