Strike on Stage: a percussion and media performance

TL;DR

Strike on Stage is an innovative audiovisual performance that combines live percussion, computer visuals, and sonification, enabling real-time interaction between performers' gestures and digital media.

Contribution

This work introduces a novel interface integrating computer vision, visualisation, and sonification into improvised percussion performances.

Findings

Real-time gesture tracking enhances audiovisual synchronization.

Interactive setup allows performers to influence visuals and sound dynamically.

The system demonstrates effective integration of media and live performance.

Abstract

This paper describes Strike on Stage, an interface and corresponding audio-visual performance work developed and performed in 2010 by percussionists and media artists Chi-Hsia Lai and Charles Martin. The concept of Strike on Stage is to integrate computer visuals and sound into an improvised percussion performance. A large projection surface is positioned directly behind the performers, while a computer vision system tracks their movements. The setup allows computer visualisation and sonification to be directly responsive and unified with the performers' gestures.