How do we dance collectively? Dancing the Algorithm is a duet between computational fragments and individually coded movement DNA.

The act of embodying or expressing an algorithmic process through movement and choreography, particularly through the physical body in space led to the initial inquiries for Dancing the Algorithm (DaTA). An ongoing process-led investigative project, prototype 1.0 concluded with a rudimentary proof of concept piece – a duet between computational fragments and the individually coded movement DNA, based on dance artist Dapheny Chen captured through motion capture technology.

Fundamentally fueled by the urge to identify, catalogue and archive movement data, these explorations unravel the latent potential of the artistic endeavour to understand living and dancing bodies both past, present and future.

DaTA is a collaborative research project between dance artist Dapheny Chen and SERIAL CO_. This project is incubated by Performing Arts x Tech Lab 2023/24, a partnership between the National Arts Council and Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, with Keio-NUS CUTE Center as technology consultant. The project was also presented at Istanbul Digital Art Festival 2024 and Arts Korea Lab 2024.