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, CAMay 2024 (solo excerpts)
Shawl-Anderson Dance Center
Berkeley, CA
Dionysian Festival, San Francisco, CAMay 2023 (duet excerpts)
San Francisco Zen Center, San Francisco, CA
Dionysian Festival, San Francisco, CA