Drones are growing in popularity pretty much everywhere, from journalism to business to science, and artists of all kinds have been picking up on them too. One of their latest uses comes from Japanese dance troupe Eleven Play, which turned three small drones into dancers during a recent performance in Tokyo. The drones are paired with three actual dancers and for a while fly smoothly around them, seemingly responding to their movements. By the end of the four-minute routine, however, the dancers vanish, leaving the drones as stars of the show.
Drones become dancers in this sci-fi performance
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