NMC Campus Observer

Incredible SkyDance

CDB Barkley (aka Alan Levine) : Nov 30, 2006 10:08am

Last night’s ZeroG SkyDancer performance was an incredible event hosted here on NMC Campus. There were 3 performances, and the audiences showed up (not without some trouble at 7PM due to problems with the Wednesday grid upgrade) in their finest formal wear.

What DanCoyote Antonelli produces in these shows really fails to be described in words, or even pictures. The Skydancer troupe, Anhinga Chaika, Deborah Strangelove, Callipygian Christensen, Tatiana Kurri, Queue Marlowe, adorn rather unusual avatar ‘clothes’ that render them as fluid, 60m high colorful shapes that you would never guess are avatars. They “fly”, “dance”, “swirl” above the audience, who are themselves seated at some of the highest altitudes you can get to in Second Life. In the background is smooth electronic music that fits the movement as well.

We do have a bunch of photos available as a flickr slide show, some examples below:

SkyDance performance begins.

SkyDancers swirl above the audience.

The color, movement, increases intensity

SkyDancer Troupe.

The man behind the curtain- DanCoyote orchestrates from high above.

Among the audience reactions:

way way to go
well done Skydancers!
bravo !!!
yay!!!!
sublime
Ooooh!
entrancing!
Brava!
Brilliant work!
Cheers !!
Yaaaaay!
Yay!!!!
lights a bic
wooot Dan!
astonishing performance, thank you so much
huzzah!
Bravo! Thanks for your work!
hugs and kisses to all!!
Thrilling ride
applauds fiercely
that was amazing!
so acrobatic
fabulous!!!
Great show everyone! Another amazing craft!
Amazing!!!
That was lovely!
Spectacular spectacular
beautiful, and gorgeous, and no words really to describe
Outstandingggg!!!

We greatly appreciate again, DanCoyote for bringing this epic performance to NMC Campus, as well as the assistance from Code Poet ZenMondo Wormser and House Manager Onyx Bijoux, and all of the folks that turned out last night.

We put some of the photos together with the music as a short video:

ZeroG SkyDancer Performance
November 29, 2006 at NMC Campus “Learning” Sim
Watch as QuickTime movie [5.9 Mb] or on YouTube

More coverage:

• The Organic Beauty of Hyperformalism Gary Hayes (Just Virtual)

Story filed under: Arts, Audio / Video, What's Happening
Tags: slcreativity
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