This past weekend Donna Sternberg & Dancers presented Awe and Wonder, a one-of-a-kind performance where cutting-edge scientific ideas inspire innovative choreography.
This year’s theme AI and the Metaverse, brought together four choreographers and four scientists to create a fusion of science and dance. Researchers were paired with choreographers to create vivid expressions of complex ideas, translated into movement by artists from diverse backgrounds.
The scientific minds behind the collaboration included ICT’s David Nelson, Director, Mixed Reality Lab (MxR) and Dr. Yajie Zhao, Director, Vision and Graphics Lab (VGL), alongside w/fellow Viterbi colleagues: Dr. Aiichiro Nakano and Dr. Shrikanth Narayanan. Choreographers included hip-hop choreographer Tai White, Middle Eastern choreographer Aubre Hill, African choreographer Wilfried Souly, and contemporary choreographer Donna Sternberg.
The performance concluded with an engaging post-performance discussion where the choreographers and scientists shared their collaborative journey.
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