Most of us take our iPods everywhere nowadays, and it’s not uncommon to see people wearing them in unusual places. In restaurants. In the grocery store. There are even gizmos that allow you to bring your iPod in the shower with you now. But when is the last time you saw people wearing their iPods at the theater?

Legendary modern dance choreographer Merce Cunningham considered this, and tonight and Saturday evening at Sidney Harman Hall, the Merce Cunningham Dance Company will perform eyeSpace to an audience full of people wearing iPods. The score for eyeSpace is a mix of vocal, instrumental, and spoken word which can be downloaded on an iPod before attending the performance (including on iTunes), or you can just snag one of the iPods provided for audience members when you get to there. An additional “environmental score” will also be performed live in the theater to reflect the sounds that portable music players attempt to tune out.

Photo by Anna Finke