Confluence

Episode 1

The Dance

The Dance reveals how art and technology are forever engaged in a push/pull dialog that advances creative enterprise. Scientists and engineers learn from artists while artists use new technologies in unexpected ways. Catie Cuan, a choreographer and engineer, employs dance to enable robots to mimic more human movements. Stephon Alexander, a theoretical physicist and musician, uses jazz to help students understand the mysteries of the universe. Starchitect Jamie Von Klemperer shows how he blends art and technology to design buildings which shape the look of cities around the world. And twin artists Ryan and Trevor Oakes uniquely capture time and space in their mesmerizing parabolic paintings.