Dancing with Black Holes

Rendering complex astrophysical data into a bone-deep human experience, Dancing with Black Holes is an immersive journey at the threshold of a black hole, Inspired by the behavior of gravitational waves emitted billions of years ago, the work explores a point of no return – the event horizon of a black hole – a place where the laws of physics break down and kinesis takes over. The known world ends and a different kind of truth begins.

The performance enlivened by the virtuosic choreography of Peter Chu, the live, resonant score of Matthew Jamal, and the intricate sound design of Nick Ryan. Conceived by Kay Matschullat and guided by the research of scientific collaborator Max Isi, the artists contemplate what happens to energy when it is transformed by forces beyond human cognition. The experience feels like the horizon itself: precise in its mathematics, yet wild in its refusal to be contained. Vast, perhaps a little uncanny, the work traces a journey toward the center of a mystery older than time.

Two performances: 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM.

Presented by Media Art Xploration (MAX). Media Art Xploration catalyzes, develops, and debuts boundary-pushing experiences through exploring collaboration between art, science, and tech.