"Hesitation" depicts two individuals encountering one another in an uncertain reality; where movement is met with disruption. Constant alterations to the alignment of space time challenges the performers to reinvent traditional movements. The video is an abstraction of the formation of a relationship. As one attempts to understand the other through a series of uncertain exchanges they find themselves powerfully connected.

The video effect is created by a spaciotemporal distortion technique similar to slit scan photography. This technique allows gestures to be blended into images containing large durations at once. The composition of this effect was acheived through custom software. A real-time application was used to allow the choreographer to watch the movements unfold live while designing and filming the performance. The availability of instant feedback gave the performers an intuitive understanding of the processes involved. The footage was then processed using an editing application designed for precise and high resolution composition. 

The sound is designed to enhance the space the performers are exploring. The sound travels with performers along it's own path, yet meets them at key moments in their disruption. Composed in close collaboration with the video artist, the sound provides the crucial mood to complete the world the performers exist in.

The sound was created using SuperCollider and MATLAB, using various techniques including wavelet analysis and synthesis and granular layering. 

 The video will be performed at the International Computer Music Conference on June 4th 2010 at Stony Brook University in New York.