A wall of umbrellas march along the Jack Barry field of MIT. Cambridge, MA. 2013
A participant reacts to the live feed of the field projected on a large screen. Jack Barry Field. Cambridge, MA. 2013
The live feed of participants from above projected on a large screen. Jack Barry Field. Cambridge, MA. 2013
Rain falls as the conductor directs the UP participants to practice moving their umbrellas for a recording. Jack Barry Field. Cambridge, MA. 2013
The conductor directs the UP participants to form a wall and change the color of their umbrellas to blue. Jack Barry Field. Cambridge, MA. 2013
Participants were instructed to break into three colors and spell out "MIT" using their umbrellas. Jack Barry Field. Cambridge, MA. 2013
A participant reacts to the live feed of the field projected on a large screen. Jack Barry Field. Cambridge, MA. 2013
Participants get close with other umbrellas of the same color. Jack Barry Field. Cambridge, MA. 2013
Jack Barry Field. Cambridge, MA. 2013
A baby falls sleeps during MIT's "UP", an interactive umbrella performance. Cambridge, MA. 2013
The UP performers break into two-halves, green or red, as they practice maneuvering and changing colors of their umbrella. Jack Barry Field. Cambridge, MA. 2013
An observer takes a photo of the parade of umbrellas. Jack Barry Field. Cambridge, MA. 2013
MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and Pilobolus dance company were joined by MIT community members to participate in a large-scale umbrella performance on Jack Barry athletic field. Each umbrella was equipped with red, green, and blue LED lights. Participants were able to independently change the color of their umbrella. Under the guidance of a conductor, people meandered and weaved there way in to positions to create stunning projected images.