A Rendering System for Image Extraction from Music and Dance

Abstract

The correspondence between precision dance movements and the accompanying musical arrangement is imperative to the reception of the performance. Whether the choreography is excellent or not becomes irrelevant if the performer’s movements do not coincide with the score. This paper proposes an evaluation method based on an audience’s impression of the correspondence between the music and the dancer’s movements. This evaluation method is called “Kansei (Sensibility) Matching.” For the matching method developed in this research, the term Kansei refers to a set of terms that express, verbally, the sentiment of music and movement.