Category: Synesthesia

A Reel of Primary Colors Choreography by Kate Spanos. Belltable Arts Centre, Limerick, Ireland. May 2008. Photo by Maurice Gunning.
Dance, Synesthesia

A Reel of Primary Colors

St. Patrick’s Day isn’t just about the green! I’m excited to be featured on Psychology Today in an article by Maureen Seaberg about my “colored movement” synesthesia in Irish dance. A Reel of Primary Colors talks about my bright reels, pastel slip jigs, and earthy hornpipes, and my plans for St. Patrick’s Day this year. […]

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Rhythm Synesthesia in Irish Dance Choreography by Kate Spanos. Belltable Arts Centre, Limerick, Ireland. May 2008. Photo by Maurice Gunning.
Arts, Dance, Synesthesia

Rhythm Synesthesia in Irish Dance

I have said that I experience rhythm-induced synesthesia, but I’ve never been able to elaborate on this experience. In Irish dance, for me hornpipes are dark brown earthy colors, light jigs are bright green and yellow, slip jigs are purple and pink pastels, reels are bright primary colors (treble reels are the same, but with […]

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Color Play at ASA 2008 (video) Color Play (September 2008, McMaster University, Hamilton Ontario Canada; photo by Carter Jones)
Arts, Dance, Dance Videos on YouTube, Synesthesia

Color Play at ASA 2008 (video)

Contemporary Irish dance choreography by Kate Spanos presented at the 7th Annual Conference of the American Synesthesia Association (ASA) (original blog post). Performed at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario on 28 September 2008. Music is “Pulses” from Steve Reich’s “Music for 18 Musicians” with voice-over text by Kate Spanos. More information about the ASA can […]

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Color Play at ASA 2008 Choreography by Kate Spanos. Belltable Arts Centre, Limerick, Ireland. May 2008. Photo by Maurice Gunning.
Arts, Dance, Synesthesia

Color Play at ASA 2008

This weekend I presented at the 7th Annual National Conference of the American Synesthesia Association in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. I performed a solo dance entitled “Color Play,” choreographed as part of my MA work at the University of Limerick. This choreography is the beginning of what I hope will become future research exploring synesthesia in […]

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