| Sumario: | In a nearly lost 1934 manuscript, Joseph Schillinger mathematically described a dance notation that mapped human form into Cartesian space. Although this notation was merely a curiosity when it was first proposed, we can now see that it presaged a time when transcoding information and applying procedural rules to create works of art would become commonplace. In this article the authors describe how Schillinger's notation can be applied with modern tools, by converting his ruleset into linkage equations that are easily implemented in a computer. These linkages can then be controlled by mouse, touch-screen interfaces, motion sensors, or motion-capture equipment. The authors thus demonstrate how Schillinger's dance notation, with aid of modern tools, can realize its ultimate goal: of deeply linking previously disparate creative acts.
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