Preview: Boandanz Action.It's not every day that neuroscience and dance find themselves onstage together, but Cuban choreographer cho·re·o·graph v. cho·re·o·graphed, cho·re·o·graph·ing, cho·re·o·graphs v.tr. 1. To create the choreography of: choreograph a ballet. 2. Marianela Boan will do a bit of brainy brain·y adj. brain·i·er, brain·i·est Informal Intelligent; smart. brain  i·ly adv. experimentation in False Testimony. She isn't hooking up electrodes to the dancers' heads, but she will be tracking brainwaves using more artistic means than an EKG EKG: see electrocardiography. . A video camera and a cello become the devices that record and control the dancers' reactions to each other. Last month Boan led workshops on her signature investigational technique, "contaminated contaminated,v 1. made radioactive by the addition of small quantities of radioactive material. 2. made contaminated by adding infective or radiographic materials. 3. an infective surface or object. dance." This method of composition and improvisation is based on expressions of voice, gesture, and emotion. Nov. 3-4, Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia, PA; www.paintedbride.org. |
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