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VIDEO: Gideon Obarzanek, Neri Oxman, and Reuben Margolin

Kristen Taylor ( Bio / Posts ) | Wednesday, December 02, 2009 UTC

Where does design meet nature, technology meet dance, and kinetics meet sculpture?

This week, new PopTech videos are on interactions: biomimicry architect Neri Oxman shares her favorite natural form, sculptor Reuben Margolin creates sparkling waves of light, and choreographer Gideon Obarzanek outlines ways dancers move with each other and the spaces inbetween. And, we’re pleased to share an opportunity for PopTech Friends to see Gideon Obarzanek’s latest dance performance at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

We’re going to see Chunky Move on December 9th at BAM, and we hope to see you there.

Watch Gideon Obarzanek on digital moves:

Hailed by The Australian as the country’s best modern dance company, choreographer Gideon Obarzanek’s Chunky Move dazzles audiences with its use of site-specific installations and interactive sound and light technologies. Obarzanek’s avant-garde performances explore the tensions between the rational world we live in and richness of our imagination.

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Dec 9—12, BAM, Howard Gilman Opera House, 30 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, New York

Mortal Engine uses a spectacular mix of space-slashing choreography and hyper technology to transform the stage into a cosmic force field. As the dancers morph into light, image, and sound, this work portrays a shimmering, ever-shifting world—never predictable and always changing.

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More info, video, and tickets on the BAM page.

Go Deeper:

Become a Fan of Chunky Move on Facebook

See more dance videos of Gideon’s choreography for Chunky Move

Watch Neri Oxman on designing form:

Architect Neri Oxman is the founder of MATERIALECOLOGY, an interdisciplinary design initiative expanding the boundaries of computational form-generation and material engineering. Named one of Fast Company’s “100 Most Creative People in Business,” Oxman investigates the material and performance of nature in an effort to define form itself.

Go Deeper:

Read Neri’s blog

Watch 2009 video of Neri from Fast Company

Read Surface Magazine’s recent profile of Neri’s work (.pdf)

Watch Reuben Margolin on kinetic art:

First inspired by the mysterious and mathematical qualities of a caterpillar’s crawl, artist Reuben Margolin creates large-scale kinetic sculptures that use pulleys and motors to create the complex movements and structures we see in nature. Margolin takes to the PopTech stage to share some of his extraordinary mechanical installations.

Go Deeper:

Find more videos about Reuben’s waves

Watch a MAKE.tv profile of Reuben in his studio

See where Reuben’s work has been exhibited

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