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Description
We present Kinesthesis, an interactive tool inspired by Kathakali theatre, designed to enhance arts education. This tool allows real-time voice modification for singers and actors during performances, rooted in the gestural traditions of Kathakali. Kinesthesis seamlessly integrates symbolic Mudras, connecting classical gestuality with modern technology, serving as an educational instrument. It enables students to explore sound properties like pitch, volume, timber, and duration, bridging the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application. The user-friendly interface, comprising a wireless microphone, web camera, and a computer with an external sound card, ensures accessibility for diverse learning needs. Drama school students actively engage with gesture-mapping technologies, participating in the creation and manipulation of sonic architectures to deepen their understanding of the relationship between physical expression and sound. Positioned at the intersection of accessibility, inclusivity, and cutting-edge technology, Kinesthesis acts as a comprehensive gateway for drama students, fostering the development of expressive communication, technical proficiency, and collaborative performance in arts education.
CV
Tilemachos Moussas
is an Athens-based composer, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, and educator. He is invested in the creation and performance of a subversive music, ranging from instant composing to avant-garde. He creates, performs, and produces experimental music and opera-theater that fuses the musicality of speech, poetry, classical music, jazz, and electronic sound art. He is a Ph.D. candidate at the Department of Music Studies of Athens University and holds a Master of Music from the same department, along with Bachelor's degrees in Educational Studies and Agronomy.He has composed music for theater, dance, and films.
Anastasia Georgaki
is Professor of Music Technology and Head (since 2019) of the Department of Music Studies at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Director of the Laboratory of Music Acoustics and Technology, and Head of the Postgraduate program "Music Technology and Contemporary Practices". She holds a Master’s and Doctoral Degree in Music Technology and Musicology (IRCAM, collaboration with EHESS). Research areas: systematic musicology through acoustic analysis of the singing voice, synthesis of the singing voice, prosodic models of singing, biomusicological models, aesthetics and ethics of music technology in contemporary research, systematic study of technological models in music creation.
