LAYER: PORTAL

The Portal

Field interface for the Thinking Archive

This is where movement enters the system and where structured responses return to dancers, researchers, and communities.

Designed as a mobile field tool

Touch to enter

Where your movement travels

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Confluence Map

Geographic and historical context

Enter →

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Confluence Room

Motion objects, comparison, Archive Voice

Enter →

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Replication Studio

Nine-step DRP for deep study

Enter →

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Movement Journal

Peer-reviewed publication

Enter →

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Living Confluence

Activity, reflections, community

Enter →

INTAKE Movement enters

RETURN Knowledge emerges

Field Portal · Mobile app in development

What the Portal receives

Movement capture
Video or mocap from the field
Context and lineage
Origin, teacher, community, use
Consent and intent
How you want it to live

What happens inside

The AEI Pipeline

Capture → Encode → Analyze → Place → Preserve

What returns to you

Movement report
Similarity, placement, patterns
Citable entry
Stable ID and attribution
Living placement
Across Map, Room, Studio, Journal

Who uses the Portal

Community practitioners — document lineage, retain control
Researchers — capture in context, receive analyses
Teachers and students — record exercises, compare to archive
Institutions — pilot in residencies, festivals, workshops

⬚ App interface in development — mobile capture portal (prototype)

Current status

Prototype in development. Mobile app in progress.

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Explore the ecosystem

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Where your movement goes

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Movement Journal

See how field submissions become peer-reviewed publications.

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Confluence Room

See how new motion-objects appear alongside existing dances.

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Replication Studio

See how selected movements become in-depth case studies.

Ready to contribute?

Submit your movement to the Movement Journal for peer review and archival inclusion.

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