PillowTalk: Technology and Dance
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As the founder of Brown University’s Center for Research on Choreographic Interfaces, choreographer Sydney Skybetter talks with artists LROD and Toni Dove about how technology might impact dance’s future. This PillowTalk was filmed at Jacob's Pillow on August 28, 2022. Video by Nel Shelby Productions.
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