{"id":8,"date":"2023-05-18T19:20:09","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T19:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2025-07-24T13:43:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T17:43:17","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id8_90be60-bb > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id8_90be60-bb > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id8_90be60-bb > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kb-row-layout-id8_90be60-bb > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id8_90be60-bb > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id8_90be60-bb > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id8_90be60-bb > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id8_90be60-bb > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id8_90be60-bb > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id8_90be60-bb > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id8_90be60-bb alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-3-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column8_f4df60-df > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column8_f4df60-df > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column8_f4df60-df > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column8_f4df60-df > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column8_f4df60-df > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column8_f4df60-df > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column8_f4df60-df{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column8_f4df60-df > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column8_f4df60-df > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column8_f4df60-df inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image8_539e07-df .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image8_539e07-df size-large kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/05\/Jucan__pic-1-1080x1080.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/05\/Jucan__pic-1-1080x1080.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/05\/Jucan__pic-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/05\/Jucan__pic-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/05\/Jucan__pic-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/05\/Jucan__pic-1.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.kt-accordion-id8_703197-32 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:8px;}.kt-accordion-id8_703197-32 .kt-accordion-panel-inner{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kt-accordion-id8_703197-32 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-accordion-id8_703197-32 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{display:block;}.kt-accordion-id8_703197-32 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap .kt-accordion-pane:not(:first-child){margin-top:8px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id8_703197-32 kt-accordion-has-2-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-basic kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"false\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-1 kt-pane8_f5d933-72\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Ioana B. Jucan <\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>Dr. Ioana B. Jucan is a Romanian artist and scholar. Informed by decolonial and feminist thought and practice, her current research follows several intersecting threads: media epistemologies and mechanisms of knowledge, affect, and value production in the age of &#8220;post-truth&#8221; and big data; and more just and sustainable alternatives to toxic capitalist models and mindsets as well as aesthetic practices that can help us imagine and enact such alternatives. She is the author of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sup.org\/books\/title\/?id=35777\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Malicious Deceivers: Thinking Machine and Performative Objects<\/em><\/a> (Stanford University Press, 2023) and of <em>Cosmology of Worlds Apart<\/em> (O Balthazar Press, 2017). Jucan\u2019s artistic work spans multimedia performance, theatre directing, and installation art and has been performed internationally.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jucan is the PI for the Data Fluencies Theatre Project and director of the performance. <a href=\"https:\/\/ioanajucan.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/ioanajucan.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column8_9f30ee-6f > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column8_9f30ee-6f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column8_9f30ee-6f > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column8_9f30ee-6f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column8_9f30ee-6f > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column8_9f30ee-6f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column8_9f30ee-6f{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column8_9f30ee-6f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column8_9f30ee-6f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column8_9f30ee-6f inner-column-3\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image8_6394ef-bf .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image8_6394ef-bf kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1499\" height=\"1499\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/09\/David.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/09\/David.jpg 1499w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/09\/David-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/09\/David-1080x1080.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/09\/David-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/09\/David-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1499px) 100vw, 1499px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.kt-accordion-id8_6a70f5-f2 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:8px;}.kt-accordion-id8_6a70f5-f2 .kt-accordion-panel-inner{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kt-accordion-id8_6a70f5-f2 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-accordion-id8_6a70f5-f2 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{display:block;}.kt-accordion-id8_6a70f5-f2 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap .kt-accordion-pane:not(:first-child){margin-top:8px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id8_6a70f5-f2 kt-accordion-has-2-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-basic kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"false\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-1 kt-pane8_49966d-94\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">David Mesiha<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>David Mesiha is a Toronto and Vancouver based, award-winning music composer, sound\/video designer and co-artistic director of Theatre Conspiracy. While studying music composition at Simon Fraser University, David worked as a research assistant with professor Arne Eigenfeldt in developing AI-Driven generative music systems. As a designer and theatre maker, David\u2019s practice centres around examining questions of form in interactive and performance arts. His work has been presented at various national and international venues and festivals including, England, Scotland, Mexico and Argentina. His inter-disciplinary works integrate VR, AR and video game design in imagining new creative spaces that open dialog between visual arts traditions and those of the performing arts. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmesiha.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.davidmesiha.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column8_a4a8f3-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column8_a4a8f3-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column8_a4a8f3-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column8_a4a8f3-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column8_a4a8f3-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column8_a4a8f3-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column8_a4a8f3-5e{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column8_a4a8f3-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column8_a4a8f3-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column8_a4a8f3-5e inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image8_51f5d6-41 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image8_51f5d6-41 size-large kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/05\/Headshot_SAMMUS-1-1080x1080.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/05\/Headshot_SAMMUS-1-1080x1080.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/05\/Headshot_SAMMUS-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/05\/Headshot_SAMMUS-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/05\/Headshot_SAMMUS-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/05\/Headshot_SAMMUS-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/05\/Headshot_SAMMUS-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.kt-accordion-id8_a59285-e0 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:8px;}.kt-accordion-id8_a59285-e0 .kt-accordion-panel-inner{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kt-accordion-id8_a59285-e0 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-accordion-id8_a59285-e0 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{display:block;}.kt-accordion-id8_a59285-e0 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap .kt-accordion-pane:not(:first-child){margin-top:8px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id8_a59285-e0 kt-accordion-has-2-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-basic kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"false\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-1 kt-pane8_e30760-b9\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo (SAMMUS) <\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>Dr. Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo (SAMMUS) is a black feminist rapper, beatmaker, and scholar from Ithaca, NY with Ivorian and Congolese family roots. She holds a PhD in science and technology studies (STS) from Cornell University and is currently the David S. Josephson assistant professor in music at Brown University. She also works closely with the Brown Arts Institute, the STS steering committee at Brown, Glow Up Games, and The Keepers Hip Hop Collective. Her research explorations include projects about her evolving revision praxis as a songwriter, the discourse surrounding rap performance and AI, and the emergence of a rap subgenre she calls \u201cgamer-rap.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.enongo.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.enongo.net\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column8_887a2d-09 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column8_887a2d-09 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column8_887a2d-09 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column8_887a2d-09 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column8_887a2d-09 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column8_887a2d-09 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column8_887a2d-09{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column8_887a2d-09 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column8_887a2d-09 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column8_887a2d-09 inner-column-2\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image8_a16f41-24 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image8_a16f41-24 size-full kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"828\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/05\/Jae_Neal-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/05\/Jae_Neal-1.jpg 828w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/05\/Jae_Neal-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/05\/Jae_Neal-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/05\/Jae_Neal-1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.kt-accordion-id8_500393-20 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:8px;}.kt-accordion-id8_500393-20 .kt-accordion-panel-inner{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kt-accordion-id8_500393-20 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-accordion-id8_500393-20 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{display:block;}.kt-accordion-id8_500393-20 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap .kt-accordion-pane:not(:first-child){margin-top:8px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id8_500393-20 kt-accordion-has-2-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-basic kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"false\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-1 kt-pane8_7f9847-be\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Jae Neal <\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>Jae Neal was born and raised in Michigan and received their training from Western Michigan University. There, they performed in professional works such as Strict Love by Doug Varone, Temporal Trance by Frank Chavez and Harrison McEldowney\u2019s Dance Sport. When relocating to New York, Jae had the privilege of working with MSA talent agency as well as dancing with SYREN Modern Dance, Christina Noel Reaves and the creature, Catapult Entertainment, and Katherine Helen Fisher Dance. Jae joined A.I.M by Kyle Abraham in 2011 and has since focused their dance intentions primarily&nbsp; in being a collaborator and teacher for the company. Now residing in California, Jae continues their work with A.I.M while simultaneously branching out to more music theatre based projects as they continue to grow their teaching and dancing network on the west coast.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column8_2f6728-5d > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column8_2f6728-5d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column8_2f6728-5d > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column8_2f6728-5d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column8_2f6728-5d > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column8_2f6728-5d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column8_2f6728-5d{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column8_2f6728-5d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column8_2f6728-5d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column8_2f6728-5d inner-column-3\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image8_71bfca-2f .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image8_71bfca-2f size-large kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/05\/Tushar-Mathew-1-1-1080x1080.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/05\/Tushar-Mathew-1-1-1080x1080.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/05\/Tushar-Mathew-1-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/05\/Tushar-Mathew-1-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/05\/Tushar-Mathew-1-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/05\/Tushar-Mathew-1-1.jpg 1471w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.kt-accordion-id8_9477d2-0f .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:8px;}.kt-accordion-id8_9477d2-0f .kt-accordion-panel-inner{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kt-accordion-id8_9477d2-0f > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-accordion-id8_9477d2-0f .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{display:block;}.kt-accordion-id8_9477d2-0f .kt-accordion-inner-wrap .kt-accordion-pane:not(:first-child){margin-top:8px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id8_9477d2-0f kt-accordion-has-2-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-basic kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"false\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-1 kt-pane8_630399-15\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Tushar Mathew<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>Tushar Mathew is a theatre maker, teacher, and actor from India. Tushar\u2019s teaching and creative pursuits often focuses on movement, physical embodiment, storytelling, and our relationship to the environment.\u00a0 He is also deeply interested in how the playing of games acts as a portal towards physical awareness, ensemble building, listening, and understanding dramatic conflict. He is the co-founder of the Otherland Theatre Ensemble, a physical theatre devising company who tell stories of underdogs and outcasts who inhabit outrageous worlds and are moved by universal struggles. Tushar is currently an Assistant Professor in the Performing Arts Department at Emerson College, Boston. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tusharmathew.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.tusharmathew.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column8_a127d0-32 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column8_a127d0-32 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column8_a127d0-32 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column8_a127d0-32 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column8_a127d0-32 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column8_a127d0-32 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column8_a127d0-32{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column8_a127d0-32 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column8_a127d0-32 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column8_a127d0-32 inner-column-2\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image8_3bcd80-a1 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image8_3bcd80-a1 size-full kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/05\/aidan-nelson-headshot-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/05\/aidan-nelson-headshot-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/05\/aidan-nelson-headshot-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/05\/aidan-nelson-headshot-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/05\/aidan-nelson-headshot-1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.kt-accordion-id8_0769a0-fe .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:8px;}.kt-accordion-id8_0769a0-fe .kt-accordion-panel-inner{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kt-accordion-id8_0769a0-fe > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-accordion-id8_0769a0-fe .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{display:block;}.kt-accordion-id8_0769a0-fe .kt-accordion-inner-wrap .kt-accordion-pane:not(:first-child){margin-top:8px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id8_0769a0-fe kt-accordion-has-2-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-basic kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"false\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-1 kt-pane8_9d9298-28\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Aidan Nelson <\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>Aidan Nelson is a creative developer and educator working to create more engaging and human ways for people to connect in physical and hybrid arts spaces.&nbsp; He works as a technical director for the Park Avenue Armory, leads a studio creating immersive 3D virtual experiences with museums and cultural organizations, and teaches graduate courses on media technologies at NYU\u2019s Interactive Telecommunications Program.&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aidanjnelson.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.aidanjnelson.com\/<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column8_147ccb-7f > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column8_147ccb-7f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column8_147ccb-7f > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column8_147ccb-7f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column8_147ccb-7f > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column8_147ccb-7f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column8_147ccb-7f{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column8_147ccb-7f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column8_147ccb-7f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column8_147ccb-7f inner-column-3\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image8_4e405f-47 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image8_4e405f-47 kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/09\/Gavan-Headshot-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/09\/Gavan-Headshot-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/09\/Gavan-Headshot-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/09\/Gavan-Headshot-1-1080x1080.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/09\/Gavan-Headshot-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/09\/Gavan-Headshot-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/09\/Gavan-Headshot-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.kt-accordion-id8_5d4c26-77 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:8px;}.kt-accordion-id8_5d4c26-77 .kt-accordion-panel-inner{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kt-accordion-id8_5d4c26-77 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-accordion-id8_5d4c26-77 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{display:block;}.kt-accordion-id8_5d4c26-77 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap .kt-accordion-pane:not(:first-child){margin-top:8px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id8_5d4c26-77 kt-accordion-has-2-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-basic kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"false\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-1 kt-pane8_119ce1-9c\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Gavan Cheema<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>Gavan Cheema is a director, writer, producer, dramaturg and co-Artistic Director of Theatre Conspiracy. She is based out of Vancouver: the traditional, unceded, and occupied territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the x\u02b7m\u0259\u03b8kw\u0259y\u0313\u0259m (Musqueam), Skwxw\u00fa7mesh (Squamish), and S\u0259l\u0313\u00edlw\u0259ta\u026c (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. She is a first generation Canadian, with roots coming from the five rivers of Punjab. She is a recent recipient of the Sam Payne Award for Most Promising Emerging Artist at the Jessie Richardson Awards.Gavan\u2019s play Himmat premiered in Vancouver at The Cultch in May 2022 and will be presented at the Surrey Civic Theatres in Spring 2024. She holds a double major from the University of British Columbia in Theatre and History, as well as a high school teaching certification. She has created work and directed for various local, national and international stages and has extensive experience in youth engagement, theatre education and workshop facilitation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column8_7d7006-c4 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column8_7d7006-c4 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column8_7d7006-c4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column8_7d7006-c4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column8_7d7006-c4 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column8_7d7006-c4 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column8_7d7006-c4{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column8_7d7006-c4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column8_7d7006-c4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column8_7d7006-c4 inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image8_f603a2-ff .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image8_f603a2-ff kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1366\" height=\"1366\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/07\/Kite_Headshot_2022.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/07\/Kite_Headshot_2022.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/07\/Kite_Headshot_2022-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/07\/Kite_Headshot_2022-1080x1080.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/07\/Kite_Headshot_2022-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/07\/Kite_Headshot_2022-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.kt-accordion-id8_a48dd2-f4 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:8px;}.kt-accordion-id8_a48dd2-f4 .kt-accordion-panel-inner{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kt-accordion-id8_a48dd2-f4 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-accordion-id8_a48dd2-f4 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{display:block;}.kt-accordion-id8_a48dd2-f4 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap .kt-accordion-pane:not(:first-child){margin-top:8px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id8_a48dd2-f4 kt-accordion-has-2-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-basic kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"false\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-1 kt-pane8_2b7674-20\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Suzanne Kite<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>Kite (Dr. Suzanne Kite) is an Ogl\u00e1la Lak\u021f\u00f3ta performance artist, visual artist, and composer raised in Southern California, with a BFA from CalArts in music composition,and an MFA from Bard College\u2019s Milton Avery Graduate School, and a Ph.D. in Fine Arts from Concordia University, Montreal. Kite\u2019s scholarship and practice investigate contemporary Lak\u021f\u00f3ta ontologies through research-creation, computational media, and performance, often working in collaboration with family and community members. Recently, Kite has been developing body interfaces for machine learning driven performance and sculptures generated by dreams, and experimental sound and video work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kitekitekitekite.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.kitekitekitekite.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column8_89d660-5d > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column8_89d660-5d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column8_89d660-5d > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column8_89d660-5d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column8_89d660-5d > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column8_89d660-5d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column8_89d660-5d{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column8_89d660-5d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column8_89d660-5d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column8_89d660-5d inner-column-2\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image8_bcc158-93 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image8_bcc158-93 size-large kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/05\/LizaVollPhotography-SydneySkybetter-1-1080x1080.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/05\/LizaVollPhotography-SydneySkybetter-1-1080x1080.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/05\/LizaVollPhotography-SydneySkybetter-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/05\/LizaVollPhotography-SydneySkybetter-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/05\/LizaVollPhotography-SydneySkybetter-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/05\/LizaVollPhotography-SydneySkybetter-1.jpg 1281w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.kt-accordion-id8_330dc4-94 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:8px;}.kt-accordion-id8_330dc4-94 .kt-accordion-panel-inner{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kt-accordion-id8_330dc4-94 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-accordion-id8_330dc4-94 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{display:block;}.kt-accordion-id8_330dc4-94 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap .kt-accordion-pane:not(:first-child){margin-top:8px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id8_330dc4-94 kt-accordion-has-2-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-basic kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"false\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-1 kt-pane8_b1a704-ff\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Sydney Skybetter <\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>Sydney Skybetter is a choreographer. Hailed by the Financial Times as \u201cOne of the world\u2019s foremost thinkers on the intersection of dance and emerging technologies,\u201d Sydney\u2019s choreography has been performed at such venues as The Kennedy Center, Jacob\u2019s Pillow and The Joyce Theater. He is a founding member of the Guild of Future Architects, and is the Founder of the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.choreotech.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Conference for Research on Choreographic Interfaces<\/a>. Sydney is the<a href=\"https:\/\/college.brown.edu\/people\/sydney-skybetter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Deputy Dean of the College for Curriculum and Co-Curriculum at Brown University<\/a> and recipient of a 2023<a href=\"https:\/\/creative-capital.org\/projects\/the-choreodaemonic-platform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Creative Capital \u201cWild Futures\u201d Award<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skybetter.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.skybetter.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[Photo credit Liza Voll]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column8_169638-59 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column8_169638-59 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column8_169638-59 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column8_169638-59 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column8_169638-59 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column8_169638-59 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column8_169638-59{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column8_169638-59 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column8_169638-59 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column8_169638-59 inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image8_5b3d11-8e .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image8_5b3d11-8e kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2024\/03\/YG.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2024\/03\/YG.jpg 600w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2024\/03\/YG-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2024\/03\/YG-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.kt-accordion-id8_283228-a2 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:8px;}.kt-accordion-id8_283228-a2 .kt-accordion-panel-inner{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kt-accordion-id8_283228-a2 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-accordion-id8_283228-a2 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{display:block;}.kt-accordion-id8_283228-a2 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap .kt-accordion-pane:not(:first-child){margin-top:8px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id8_283228-a2 kt-accordion-has-2-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-basic kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"false\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-1 kt-pane8_9fd06b-81\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Yuguang Zhang<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>Yuguang (YG) Zhang is a New York-based new media \/ AI artist. His current practice, which incorporates interactive media, installation, and live performance, explores the connections we make with the ubiquitous AI systems embedded around us, the surprises and struggles we have when we fully \/ partially surrender our authorship to intelligent algorithms, and the cultural &amp; ethical shifts that come along when we\u2019re overwhelmed by such \u201ccreative\u201d AIs.<br>He\u2019s a recipient of the S+T+ARTS S2S award and the Re:Humanism Art Prize. His works have been supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, Google AMI, Media Art Xploration (MAX), and showcased internationally at MAXXI &#8211; National Museum of XXI Century Arts (Italy), N\u00e9mo Biennial of Digital Arts (France), New Inc., CultureHub (USA), Beijing Times Art Museum (China), CVPR, NeurIPS, and more. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ygzhang.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.ygzhang.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column8_b1d204-dd > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column8_b1d204-dd > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column8_b1d204-dd > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column8_b1d204-dd > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column8_b1d204-dd > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column8_b1d204-dd > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column8_b1d204-dd{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column8_b1d204-dd > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column8_b1d204-dd > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column8_b1d204-dd inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image8_431053-4b .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image8_431053-4b size-large kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/05\/Maya-1-1080x1080.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/05\/Maya-1-1080x1080.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/05\/Maya-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/05\/Maya-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/05\/Maya-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/05\/Maya-1.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.kt-accordion-id8_4fbc26-29 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:8px;}.kt-accordion-id8_4fbc26-29 .kt-accordion-panel-inner{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kt-accordion-id8_4fbc26-29 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-accordion-id8_4fbc26-29 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{display:block;}.kt-accordion-id8_4fbc26-29 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap .kt-accordion-pane:not(:first-child){margin-top:8px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id8_4fbc26-29 kt-accordion-has-2-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-basic kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"false\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-1 kt-pane8_5486d9-c5\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Maya Rubio <\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>Maya Rubio is a teacher, curator, and leads Body Wash workshops. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Curatorial projects include &#8220;The Living Room&#8221; (Kenz Cannon, Westobou Gallery, 2025), &#8220;Garden Magic&#8221; (group show, OVERLAP, 2024), &#8220;What&#8217;s the Secret?&#8221; (group show, Gallery 263, 2022), and &#8220;Please Let Me In&#8221; (Kenz Cannon, Boston Center for the Arts, 2022.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column8_5c6c37-4b > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column8_5c6c37-4b > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column8_5c6c37-4b > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column8_5c6c37-4b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column8_5c6c37-4b > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column8_5c6c37-4b > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column8_5c6c37-4b{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column8_5c6c37-4b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column8_5c6c37-4b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column 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1024px){.kt-accordion-id8_02b208-f1 .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible,\n\t\t\t\t.kt-accordion-id8_02b208-f1 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active{border-top-color:#444444;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#444444;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#444444;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#444444;border-left-style:solid;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-accordion-id8_02b208-f1 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{display:block;}.kt-accordion-id8_02b208-f1 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap .kt-accordion-pane:not(:first-child){margin-top:0px;}.kt-accordion-id8_02b208-f1 .kt-accordion-panel-inner{border-top:0px solid transparent;border-right:0px solid transparent;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;}.kt-accordion-id8_02b208-f1 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header{border-top:0px solid #f2f2f2;border-right:0px solid #f2f2f2;border-bottom:0px solid #f2f2f2;border-left:0px solid #f2f2f2;}.kt-accordion-id8_02b208-f1 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header:hover, \n\t\t\t\tbody:not(.hide-focus-outline) .kt-accordion-id8_02b208-f1 .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible{border-top-color:#eeeeee;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#eeeeee;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#eeeeee;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#eeeeee;border-left-style:solid;}.kt-accordion-id8_02b208-f1 .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible,\n\t\t\t\t.kt-accordion-id8_02b208-f1 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active{border-top-color:#444444;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#444444;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#444444;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#444444;border-left-style:solid;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id8_02b208-f1 kt-accordion-has-2-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-basic kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"false\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-1 kt-pane8_3c3699-17\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Oga L<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>Oga L (they\/them) is a Chinese artist and composer based in the Hudson Valley, New York working in various mediums including sculpture, installation, acoustic ensemble music and other sound-based performances. Their work centers on topics of identities and the passing of time. Their compositions have been performed by The Orchestra Now, Da Capo Chamber Player, members from International Contemporary Ensemble and Yarn\/Wire. They hold degrees in music composition and studio arts from Bard College.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Past Collaborators<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><style>.kb-image8_c782e5-25 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image8_c782e5-25 size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/05\/Katherine_Helen_Fisher-1-1080x1080.jpg\" alt=\"Katherine Helen Fisher headshot\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-107\" 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.kt-accordion-panel-inner{border-top:0px solid transparent;border-right:0px solid transparent;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;}.kt-accordion-id8_51d1ce-49 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header{border-top:0px solid #f2f2f2;border-right:0px solid #f2f2f2;border-bottom:0px solid #f2f2f2;border-left:0px solid #f2f2f2;}.kt-accordion-id8_51d1ce-49 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header:hover, \n\t\t\t\tbody:not(.hide-focus-outline) .kt-accordion-id8_51d1ce-49 .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible{border-top-color:#eeeeee;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#eeeeee;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#eeeeee;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#eeeeee;border-left-style:solid;}.kt-accordion-id8_51d1ce-49 .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible,\n\t\t\t\t.kt-accordion-id8_51d1ce-49 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active{border-top-color:#444444;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#444444;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#444444;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#444444;border-left-style:solid;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id8_51d1ce-49 kt-accordion-has-2-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-basic kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"false\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-1 kt-pane8_42b5ba-7d\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">&nbsp;Katherine Helen Fisher <\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>Katherine Helen Fisher is an Emmy Award-nominated director, choreographer, and performer whose work explores the confluence of dance and emerging technology. She is the co-founder of Safety Third Productions, a Los Angeles-based digital media studio focused on creating movement-based digital media and immersive\/interactive content. Katherine has directed music videos for Radiohead and Rufus Wainwright, her film CEILING won the award for Best Dance Short at the San Francisco Dance Film Festival. She is also the creator of a participatory performance garment, Le Monstre, which won a Jury Prize for Best Paper at The 21st International Symposium on Wearable Computers. Her work for the stage and screen has been presented and commissioned by prestigious institutions such as Dance Now, Judson Church, Danspace Project, Los Angeles Dance Project, The Lincoln Center Dance Films Association, ADF, The REDCAT, The Music Center, Herm\u00e8s, and at the Microsoft Global Exchange Conference. In addition to her artistic work, Katherine is committed to supporting the work of marginalized creative communities by advocating for more equitable remuneration for cultural producers. Katherine holds an MFA in dance from Sarah Lawrence College and a BFA from NYU\u2019s Tisch School of the Arts. She is currently serving as a Visiting Assistant Professor at NYU\u2019s Tisch School of The Arts in the Collaborative Arts Department. <a href=\"http:\/\/katherinehelenfisher.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/katherinehelenfisher.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><style>.kb-image8_d61f16-f4 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image8_d61f16-f4 size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"405\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/05\/Sahar.jpg\" alt=\"Sahar headshot\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/05\/Sahar.jpg 405w, 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.kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:before{background:#444444;}.kt-accordion-id8_c3307d-d6:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:hover .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger, body:not(.hide-focus-outline) .kt-accordion-id8_c3307d-d6:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger{background:#444444;}.kt-accordion-id8_c3307d-d6:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:hover .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:after, .kt-accordion-id8_c3307d-d6:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:hover .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:before, body:not(.hide-focus-outline) .kt-accordion-id8_c3307d-d6:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:after, body:not(.hide-focus-outline) .kt-accordion-id8_c3307d-d6:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:before{background:#eeeeee;}.kt-accordion-id8_c3307d-d6 .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible,\n\t\t\t\t.kt-accordion-id8_c3307d-d6 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active{color:#ffffff;background:#444444;border-top-color:#444444;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#444444;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#444444;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#444444;border-left-style:solid;}.kt-accordion-id8_c3307d-d6:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basiccircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclosecircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrowcircle )  > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:after, .kt-accordion-id8_c3307d-d6:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basiccircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclosecircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrowcircle )  > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:before{background:#ffffff;}.kt-accordion-id8_c3307d-d6:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger{background:#ffffff;}.kt-accordion-id8_c3307d-d6:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:after, .kt-accordion-id8_c3307d-d6:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:before{background:#444444;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-accordion-id8_c3307d-d6 .kt-accordion-panel-inner{border-top:0px solid transparent;border-right:0px solid transparent;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-accordion-id8_c3307d-d6 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header{border-top:0px solid #f2f2f2;border-right:0px solid #f2f2f2;border-bottom:0px solid #f2f2f2;border-left:0px solid #f2f2f2;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-accordion-id8_c3307d-d6 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header:hover, \n\t\t\t\tbody:not(.hide-focus-outline) .kt-accordion-id8_c3307d-d6 .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible{border-top-color:#eeeeee;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#eeeeee;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#eeeeee;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#eeeeee;border-left-style:solid;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-accordion-id8_c3307d-d6 .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible,\n\t\t\t\t.kt-accordion-id8_c3307d-d6 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active{border-top-color:#444444;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#444444;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#444444;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#444444;border-left-style:solid;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-accordion-id8_c3307d-d6 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{display:block;}.kt-accordion-id8_c3307d-d6 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap .kt-accordion-pane:not(:first-child){margin-top:0px;}.kt-accordion-id8_c3307d-d6 .kt-accordion-panel-inner{border-top:0px solid transparent;border-right:0px solid transparent;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;}.kt-accordion-id8_c3307d-d6 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header{border-top:0px solid #f2f2f2;border-right:0px solid #f2f2f2;border-bottom:0px solid #f2f2f2;border-left:0px solid #f2f2f2;}.kt-accordion-id8_c3307d-d6 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header:hover, \n\t\t\t\tbody:not(.hide-focus-outline) .kt-accordion-id8_c3307d-d6 .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible{border-top-color:#eeeeee;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#eeeeee;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#eeeeee;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#eeeeee;border-left-style:solid;}.kt-accordion-id8_c3307d-d6 .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible,\n\t\t\t\t.kt-accordion-id8_c3307d-d6 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active{border-top-color:#444444;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#444444;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#444444;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#444444;border-left-style:solid;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id8_c3307d-d6 kt-accordion-has-2-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-basic kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"false\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-1 kt-pane8_02530e-f7\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Sahar Sajadieh<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>Dr. Sahar Sajadieh is a performance\/media artivist (artist + activist) and theorist. She is a UC Chancellor\u2019s Postdoctoral Fellow at UC San Diego with a Ph.D. in Media Arts and Technology from UCSB. Her educational background is in Performance Studies (MA @NYU) and Computer Science and Theater (BSc and BA @UBC). Sahar\u2019s research lies at the intersection of computational arts, artificial intelligence, social justice-oriented design, and performance\/media theory. She is interested in the creative and critical applications of natural language processing, machine learning, extended reality, and robotics as means of storytelling, poetic expression, and social intervention.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.saharsajadieh.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> www.saharsajadieh.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><style>.kb-image8_7e5f5a-bf .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image8_7e5f5a-bf size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2024\/03\/Mingyong.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2024\/03\/Mingyong.jpeg 600w, 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#f2f2f2;border-bottom:0px solid #f2f2f2;border-left:0px solid #f2f2f2;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;background:#f2f2f2;color:#555555;padding-top:10px;padding-right:14px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:14px;}.kt-accordion-id8_990099-2b:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basiccircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclosecircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrowcircle )  > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:after, .kt-accordion-id8_990099-2b:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basiccircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclosecircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrowcircle )  > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:before{background:#555555;}.kt-accordion-id8_990099-2b:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger{background:#555555;}.kt-accordion-id8_990099-2b:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:after, .kt-accordion-id8_990099-2b:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:before{background:#f2f2f2;}.kt-accordion-id8_990099-2b > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header:hover, \n\t\t\t\tbody:not(.hide-focus-outline) .kt-accordion-id8_990099-2b .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible{color:#444444;background:#eeeeee;border-top-color:#eeeeee;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#eeeeee;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#eeeeee;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#eeeeee;border-left-style:solid;}.kt-accordion-id8_990099-2b:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basiccircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclosecircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrowcircle ) .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:hover .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:after, .kt-accordion-id8_990099-2b:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basiccircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclosecircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrowcircle ) .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:hover .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:before, body:not(.hide-focus-outline) .kt-accordion-id8_990099-2b:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basiccircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclosecircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrowcircle ) .kt-blocks-accordion--visible .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:after, body:not(.hide-focus-outline) .kt-accordion-id8_990099-2b:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basiccircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclosecircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrowcircle ) .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:before{background:#444444;}.kt-accordion-id8_990099-2b:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:hover .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger, body:not(.hide-focus-outline) .kt-accordion-id8_990099-2b:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger{background:#444444;}.kt-accordion-id8_990099-2b:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:hover .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:after, .kt-accordion-id8_990099-2b:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:hover .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:before, body:not(.hide-focus-outline) .kt-accordion-id8_990099-2b:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:after, body:not(.hide-focus-outline) .kt-accordion-id8_990099-2b:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:before{background:#eeeeee;}.kt-accordion-id8_990099-2b .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible,\n\t\t\t\t.kt-accordion-id8_990099-2b > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active{color:#ffffff;background:#444444;border-top-color:#444444;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#444444;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#444444;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#444444;border-left-style:solid;}.kt-accordion-id8_990099-2b:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basiccircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclosecircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrowcircle )  > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:after, .kt-accordion-id8_990099-2b:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basiccircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclosecircle ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrowcircle )  > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:before{background:#ffffff;}.kt-accordion-id8_990099-2b:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger{background:#ffffff;}.kt-accordion-id8_990099-2b:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:after, .kt-accordion-id8_990099-2b:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:before{background:#444444;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-accordion-id8_990099-2b .kt-accordion-panel-inner{border-top:0px solid transparent;border-right:0px solid transparent;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-accordion-id8_990099-2b > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header{border-top:0px solid #f2f2f2;border-right:0px solid #f2f2f2;border-bottom:0px solid #f2f2f2;border-left:0px solid #f2f2f2;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-accordion-id8_990099-2b > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header:hover, \n\t\t\t\tbody:not(.hide-focus-outline) .kt-accordion-id8_990099-2b .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible{border-top-color:#eeeeee;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#eeeeee;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#eeeeee;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#eeeeee;border-left-style:solid;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-accordion-id8_990099-2b .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible,\n\t\t\t\t.kt-accordion-id8_990099-2b > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active{border-top-color:#444444;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#444444;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#444444;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#444444;border-left-style:solid;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-accordion-id8_990099-2b .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{display:block;}.kt-accordion-id8_990099-2b .kt-accordion-inner-wrap .kt-accordion-pane:not(:first-child){margin-top:0px;}.kt-accordion-id8_990099-2b .kt-accordion-panel-inner{border-top:0px solid transparent;border-right:0px solid transparent;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;}.kt-accordion-id8_990099-2b > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header{border-top:0px solid #f2f2f2;border-right:0px solid #f2f2f2;border-bottom:0px solid #f2f2f2;border-left:0px solid #f2f2f2;}.kt-accordion-id8_990099-2b > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header:hover, \n\t\t\t\tbody:not(.hide-focus-outline) .kt-accordion-id8_990099-2b .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible{border-top-color:#eeeeee;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#eeeeee;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#eeeeee;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#eeeeee;border-left-style:solid;}.kt-accordion-id8_990099-2b .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible,\n\t\t\t\t.kt-accordion-id8_990099-2b > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active{border-top-color:#444444;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#444444;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#444444;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#444444;border-left-style:solid;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id8_990099-2b kt-accordion-has-2-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-basic kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"false\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-1 kt-pane8_bdf21f-de\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Mingyong Chen<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>Mingyong Cheng, originating from Beijing and now an interdisciplinary new media artist based in California, is at the intersection of AI, generative art, and environmental research. With an MFA in Experimental and Documentary Arts from Duke University earned in 2021, Mingyong is deepening her inquiry at the University of California, San Diego, where she is pursuing a Ph.D. in Art Practice. Her work intricately weaves together visual arts and a passion for environmental studies, treating AI as an integral collaborator in the creative process. Mingyong&#8217;s research explores the synergy between synthetic intelligence and human creativity to reinterpret historical narratives, illuminate contemporary issues, and speculate on alternative futures. This inquiry reflects a broader ambition to understand how generative AI can transform our interaction with the past, inform our present, and help us envisage varied futures. Her work has been showcased internationally such as Siggraph Asia Art Gallery, NeurIPS Creative AI Track, and various global venues. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mingyongcheng.com\/\">https:\/\/www.mingyongcheng.com\/<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Past Collaborators<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2933,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>People - Critical &amp; 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