humXn forms

humXn forms (2024) is a performance created in collaboration with dancer Shoshana Green, percussionist Kevin Corcoran, and exchanges with the ChatGPT. This piece explores themes of somatic connectivity and human-technology interaction, delving into how humans transform and adapt to ever-changing conditions. It integrates elements of butoh and contemporary dance, accompanied by live percussion, to create an immersive experience that encourages reflection on the interplay between human forms and technological environments.


Choreography/Performance: Megan Nicely w/Shoshana Green and Kevin Corcoran

Sound: Michael Galasso, Chat GPT, Kevin Corcoran

Lighting Design: Allen Willner

Lobby Installation: Vance Cearley

Performance History:

  • May 2024  (full-length premiere)
    SF International Arts Festival
    Studio 210, San Francisco, CA

  • May 2024 (solo excerpts)
    Shawl-Anderson Dance Center
    Berkeley, CA
    Dionysian Festival, San Francisco, CA

  • May 2023 (duet excerpts)
    San Francisco Zen Center, San Francisco, CA
    Dionysian Festival, San Francisco, CA