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FUTURE FIGURES: Dance and Emerging Technologies
July 9, 2026 at 12:00pm

FUTURE FIGURES: Dance and Emerging Technologies

Livestream Available Special Event
July 9, 2026 at 12:00pm
Doris Duke Theatre
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Emerging technologies rewrite what dance can be: how it's made, how it's taught, how it travels, who gets to participate. FUTURE FIGURES: Dance and Emerging Technologies gathers choreographers, technologists, and audiences for a day of pointed conversations, live performance/demonstrations, and talks from some of the most interesting artists working at the seam of dance and technology. The through-line: what happens when dancers stop reacting to new tools and start building them.

FUTURE FIGURES is presented in partnership with Onassis ONX.

There are two ways to participate in the Future Figures Symposium

IN-PERSON

Attendance at the convening is by invitation only. The fee schedule is:

  • $250 - Standard Package
  • $190 - Non-profit employees/college & university faculty/staff Package
  • $140 - Individual Artists/Educators Package
  • $75 - Students Package

Your symposium ticket includes a full day on the historic Jacob's Pillow campus with thought-provoking lectures, facilitated discussions, and a series of artist presentations in the Doris Duke Theatre. All packages also include a boxed lunch. To request an invitation contact [email protected].

FREE PUBLIC KEYNOTE VIA LIVESTREAM

A public keynote by Sydney Skybetter, Director of the Brown Arts Institute at Brown University, will be available to the public with a free livestream at 10am ET. Skybetter argues that the future of dance is being authored right now, in laboratories, aerospace contracts, and AI training sets, and that choreographers have a historical claim to that work. Following the keynote, Skybetter facilitates a series of discussions with preeminent choreographers and stakeholders working at the intersection of dance and technology.

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The keynote address is available to the public via livestream. Click the button above to register for free.

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For more information, or to request an invitation and fee schedule for the in-person symposium, contact [email protected].

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