"O.K." by Shamel Pitts, Tushrik Fredericks, and Edson Pavoni

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Inspired by the intense psychology of a pre-fight boxing ritual, O.K. is a digital art work that captures two dancers moving in powerful relation to each other, without ever touching. Their energetic arc shifts from absolute stillness to raw intensity, mirrored in real time by a central kinetic sculpture. Powered by biometric data from heart rate sensors and body-mounted microphones worn by the performers, the sculpture's independent arms speed up as the dancers' pulses race and slow as they find calm, translating human adrenaline into mesmerizing mechanical motion. Commissioned by Jacob's Pillow with support from YoungArts, produced by TRIBE. "O.K." | Artistic Team: Artists: Shamel Pitts, Tushrik Fredericks, and Edson Pavoni
 Curator: Pamela Tatge DANCE
 Choreography: Shamel Pitts | TRIBE
 Dancers: Shamel Pitts & Tushrik Fredricks
 FILM Director: Edson Pavoni Assistant Director: Arjun Hassard Director of Photography: Jamie Ellington Editing, Audio and Color: Edson Pavoni SPECIAL THANKS
 Jazia Hammoudi, Aaron Santiago, Matthew Niederhauser and Matt Toups, from Onassis ONX team. David Imani, Jared Fine, Nick Kepley and Bonnie Spann, from Jacob's Pillow. Brittany Wilson, E Katrina Lewis, Eric Umble and Mirelle Martins from TRIBE’s team.

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