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Light Meditation (2022 - present)

Light Meditations is a series of dance performances and films that use light, garments, movement, video, and sound design.

Light Meditation 09

Trans-Pecos; Queens, NY; August 5th, 2023

Movement and voice performance with two Bluetooth mics, acrylic nails altered with LED lights, and plastic storage container filled with LED lights; feedback mixer sound loops; dress altered with LED lights; recorded sound by Matt Luczak

Light Meditation 08 - day

Glasshouse Project; New Paltz, NY; July 22nd, 2023

Movement and voice performance with Bluetooth mic and acrylic nails altered with LED lights; movement and voice performance with shirt and pants altered with chimes; feedback mixer sound loops with tape player; live endoscope camera feed projected; video art using LED light altered garments and TouchDesigner projected; bowl filled with LED lights; handheld LED floodlight

Light Meditation 08 - night

Glasshouse Project; New Paltz, NY; July 23rd, 2023

Movement and voice performance with Bluetooth mic and acrylic nails altered with LED lights; movement and voice performance with dress with LED lights, chimes, and bluetooth mics; feedback mixer sound loops with tape player; live endoscope camera feed projected; video art using LED light altered garments and TouchDesigner projected; bowl filled with LED lights

Light Meditation 07

Trans-Pecos; Ridgewood, Queens; June 10th, 2023

Movement and voice performance with Bluetooth mic and acrylic nails altered with LED lights; movement and voice performance with dress with LED lights, chimes, and bluetooth mics; feedback mixer loops with drum machine & harmonizer pedal

Light Meditation 06

Greenkill Gallery; Kingston, NY; May 19th, 2023

Video art piece using movement in dress with LED lights recorded using multi-camera setup and live TouchDesigner effects; movement using battery powered floodlight recorded with live TouchDesigner effects; edited in Final Cut Pro X; sound created with microphone, mixer feedback loop, & chimes

Choreography, performance, video editing, and sound by Lina Azalea; videography and TouchDesigner effects by David Schell

Light Meditation 05

Greenkill Gallery; Kingston, NY; April 2nd, 2023

Video art piece using movement in dress with LED lights & coat; recorded with multi-camera set up and live TouchDesigner effects

Choreography, costume, performance by Lina Azalea; TouchDesigner effects, lighting, and videography by David Schell; music by Ryoji Ikeda

Light Meditation 04

New York Live Arts; New York, NY; January 25th, 2023

Movement performance in dress with LED lights & coat; projections using footage of movement in the dress with LED lights; handheld battery powered floodlight

Choreography, costume, performance, projections by Lina Azalea Dahbour; music by Ryoji Ikeda

Light Meditation 03

Kingston, NY; August 30th, 2022

Video art piece using movement in a dress with LED lights in front of a mirror; video edited with Final Cut Pro X

Costume, choreography, performance, videography, editing by Lina Azalea Dahbour

Music by Matt Luczak

Light Meditation 02

Kingston, NY; August 15th, 2022

Video art piece using movement in a dress with LED lights in front of a mirror; edited with Final Cut Pro X

Choreography, performance, costume, videography, editing by Lina Azalea; music by eleh

Light Meditation 01

Guerrilla Theater at Rosekill; Rosendale, NY; August 7th, 2022

Movement performance in dress with LED lights on a chair & throughout the woods; voice performance using Bluetooth microphone; microphone connected to a mixer in a feedback loop; sound projected through a speaker

Choreography, performance, costume, and live sound by Lina Azalea