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For Claude Shannon: Pierre Godard and Liz Santoro's Dance as Language

other · 2026-04-24

The French-American duo Pierre Godard and Liz Santoro, operating under the company name Le Principe d'Incertitude, created the choreographic piece 'For Claude Shannon.' This work extends a system first explored in their earlier piece 'Relative Collider,' investigating how movement can function as a language. The piece was featured in artpress issue n°430, February 2016, pages 8-10.

Key facts

  • The piece is titled 'For Claude Shannon'.
  • The choreographers are Pierre Godard and Liz Santoro.
  • Their company is named Le Principe d'Incertitude.
  • The work builds on a system from their previous creation 'Relative Collider'.
  • The central question is how to work with movement as a language.
  • The piece was covered in artpress n°430, February 2016.
  • The article appears on pages 8-10.
  • The source publication is artpress.

Entities

Artists

  • Pierre Godard
  • Liz Santoro
  • Claude Shannon

Institutions

  • Le Principe d'Incertitude
  • artpress

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