Sapient_2.021 and "The Body Electric"
Sat, Apr 16
|Iowa City
Screening of the short film Sapient_2.021 by Amenda Tate followed by a lecture and a collaborative live performance with dancer and choreographer Lovar Davis Kidd and Manibus painting robot. The performance combines humanity & tech to focus on that which separates the two: the ability to improvise.
Time & Location
Apr 16, 2022, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Iowa City, 404 E College St #100, Iowa City, IA 52240, USA
About the Event
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| Tickets $5 | A Science on Screen® Event Featuring dance performance by Lovar Davis Kidd
Pre-show presentation: w/ Amenda Tate, Artist, Producer/Director, TechnologistThe Body Electric: The Art of Movement and Robotics
A short art documentary exploring labor, empathy, and humanity in the tech-saturated era of pandemic. This performative experimental film was conceived by artist Amenda Tate, creator of the Manibus Project which sees the creation of an artistic depiction of the dynamics of movement through a robotic painting. The concept is brought to life through the collaborative efforts of an immensely talented cast and crew of Iowans - all creative innovators in their own rights.
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