Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts-Convergence Research: Polyoptic Paradox
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Polyoptic
Paradox
is
the
research
initiative
formed
by
graduate
students
Julia
Kidd
(MFA
Painting)
and
Alexandra
Lechin
(MFA
IPEF)
that
celebrates
interdisciplinary
research,
experimentation
and
improvisation
through
investing
the
complex
relationship
between
freedom
and
responsibility.
This
three-part
performance
uses
additive
and
subtractive
color
theory
as
well
as
moiré
optical
illusions
across
mediums
to
convey
the
struggle
to
achieve
harmony
in
the
face
of
juxtaposing
ideals.
Dance
theatre,
music,
sculpture,
painting
and
videography
combine
to
alchemize
a
new
format
for
storytelling.
Project
collaborators
include
Marc
Furi
(MFA
IPEF),
Monica
Arenas
(BFA
Dancer),
Daniela
Romero
(BFA
Dance)
and
Paula
Carpy
(BFA
Dance).
Curated
by
Arts
Leadership
Graduate
Assistant
Donald
Rabin,
this
will
be
the
final
Convergence
Research
event
of
the
spring
season.
Convergence
Research
is
a
collaboration
between
the
Cynthia
Woods
Mitchell
Center
for
the
Arts
(CWMCA)
and
the
Blaffer
Art
Museum.
It
is
a
platform
for
experimentation
and
research
for
students
and
faculty
of
all
disciplines
in
the
McGovern
College
of
the
Arts
with
the
goal
of
creating
more
opportunities
for
connection
between
the
disciplines.
Convergence
Research
supports
interdisciplinary
inquiry
and
techniques
to
stimulate
creative
process
and
cultivate
works
that
are
performative,
temporary
and
in
any
stage
of
process.
Click
here
for
Parking
and
Direcitons.
