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Kinematic / Kinesthetic: Exploratorium After Dark

May 8 @ 7:00 pm 9:30 pm PDT

Kinematic/Kinesthetic is a groundbreaking work that integrates emerging and existing technologies to expand movement potential for both disabled and non-disabled dancers. Watch as AXIS Dance Company pushes the boundaries of dance technology through the use of dynamic mobility devices, including telescoping crutches and robotic hexapod legs developed by engineering students at Carnegie Mellon and University of Maryland working with multidisciplinary artist Ben Levine. Journey to the intersection of art, disability, and access technology in this captivating performance.

Exploratorium, San Francisco 
Performance at 7PM
Panel Discussion at 8PM (ASL Interpretation)
Part of Exploratorium’s After Dark Thursday Nights, for ages 18+

Image Description: AXIS Dancers Julie and Alaja lean forward as they each hold out one silver, triangular telescoping crutch. Julie sits in her manual wheelchair; Alaja places one knee down in a lunge. Behind them, Tebandeke balances on his two crutches as he lifts one leg into a high arabesque; his other leg points towards the ground.

Additional performances:

Saturday, May 10, 2025
Exploratorium, San Francisco 
Performances at 12PM (ASL Interpretation) and 3PM (Audio Description)

Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Stanford Live, Bing Concert Hall, Stanford University
Performance at 7:30PM, including a special performance by choreographer & roboticist
Dr. Catie Cuan
Followed by a panel discussion moderated by Sydney Skybetter, director of Brown Arts Institute and associate professor of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies (TAPS)
ASL Interpretation Provided, Audio Description to be confirmed.

Photo by Rob Suguitan, featuring Julie Hasushi, Alaja Badalich, & Tebandeke Joseph

Pier 15 Embarcadero at Green St,
San Francisco,California94111United States
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Kinematic / Kinesthetic: Exploratorium After Dark

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