QDances

QDances is a contemporary dance company and multimedia project that investigates the relationship between human motion and digital media. Since its inception, QDances has produced stage works, installations, and educational programs that blend live choreography with interactive projections, motion capture data, and generative soundscapes. The company emphasizes collaboration across disciplines, including dance, computer science, and visual art.

QDances emerged in the mid-2010s as a collaborative venture among choreographers, programmers, and composers seeking to explore science-inspired aesthetics in performance. Its works are often developed through research residencies at universities and arts organizations, enabling access to lab tooling and data sources used to shape choreography and visuals.

Key productions include Entanglement (2016), which used motion capture to translate dancer gestures into evolving light fields; Superposition (2019), a live-encoded score balancing multiple musical streams; and Collapse (2021), a site-specific installation integrating projection mapping with audience-triggered media. Critical commentary has praised its technical ambition and interdisciplinary approach, while some reviews request clearer narrative anchors.

Based in multiple cities, QDances maintains a touring schedule, an online archive, and education programs aimed at dancers, technicians, and students. The company also collaborates with researchers to study audience perception of interactive media in live performance.

Related topics include dance technology and new media art.