So danceroom Spectroscopy festival last week went very well-
As well as choreographing the new show I ran two days of workshops with David Glowacki (the fantastic Theoretical Chemist who brain child this whole project is) on how molecular science can inspire dance.
It can you know.
Molecules vibrate, translate and rotate according to the attractiveness of their electrons, and different bonds (H2O, Carbon Dioxide) move at different frequencies. Image see those rhythms and patterns reflected on stage. An incredibly exciting way to create abstract dance from the inside out.
Dick Penny and Verity Mackintosh from the Watershed wrote a fantastic article about the impact of this work, and other sci-art collaborations for breaking people out of silos.
It’s a good article- have a read: