{"660379":{"#nid":"660379","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Ballet and the Neuroethics Grand Challenge at Georgia Tech Arts","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn September 9, 2022, witness the world premiere of a ballet made in creative collaboration between a renowned choreographer, esteemed research scientists, and celebrated artists when Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre performs \u003Cem\u003EStep the Brain Along a Path\u003C\/em\u003E at Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Ferst Center for the Arts.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAn innovative exploration of technological interventions into the human brain.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn what Georgia Tech Arts and Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre (TMBT) have dubbed the \u0026ldquo;Neuroethics Grand Challenge,\u0026rdquo; the two companies along with acclaimed choreographer Troy Schumacher and internationally revered new media artist Sergio Mora-Diaz explore neuroscience and the ethics of intervention with AI and other technologies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOur brain is the path to human experience. Interacting with the adaptive brain has the potential to challenge our self-understanding, arguably more than any other scientific discipline. John Welker, TMBT\u0026rsquo;s artistic director, says \u0026ldquo;In any collaboration, there are surprises that are part of my joy for discovery, but this particular process has made me so much more aware and appreciative of the intimate connection between our minds\u0026#39; intention and how that is carried out through the movement of our bodies.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe artists\u0026rsquo; collaborative partnership extends to a team of researchers led by Christopher Rozell, professor in the School of Electrical \u0026amp; Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Karen Rommelfanger, president and founder of the Institute of Neuroethics Think and Do Tank. Other faculty who engaged with the artists by discussing their research include: Chethan Pandarinath, assistant professor, Annabelle Singer, assistant professor, Garrett Stanley, professor, and Lena Ting, professor, in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University; and Doby Rahnev, associate professor in the School of Psychology at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERozell, who has been with the project since its inception, states:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Science and technology research is pushing us to the boundaries of what we know about the human brain, and that forces us to wrestle with ideas that are insufficiently described by our current language. The arts can help us process this emerging understanding in new ways that go beyond language and can do it by creating something beautiful that we can celebrate as a uniquely human experience. I couldn\u0026rsquo;t be prouder of the way that this project has fulfilled the potential of integrating science and the arts.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECreativity plays an important role at Georgia Tech\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe premiere of \u003Cem\u003EStep the Brain Along a Path\u003C\/em\u003E comes as the final phase of a three-year project that included two work-in-progress showings in 2021 presented by Georgia Tech Arts. Adding to the opportunities for outreach and engagement will be a video installation in the Ferst Center lobby displayed in tandem with the performances of the ballet, offering insight into neuroscience at Georgia Tech. For this installation Georgia Tech Arts connected Atlanta-based creative artist Kimberly Binns with a Georgia Tech team led by Rozell with graduate student lead Abby Paulson, BMED, Kyle Johnsen, BMED, and GT alumnus Timothy Min, M.S. Music Technology 2022.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We had no idea what would happen when we brought together these scientists and artists,\u0026rdquo; says Aaron Shackelford, the director of Georgia Tech Arts. \u0026ldquo;What we did know was innovation happens in these creative spaces where arts intersect with research. Throughout this three-year journey we have had the opportunity to see artists, faculty, and graduate students learn from each other and inspire each other, and been able to invite our campus and community to join in this process. The arts provide these unique experiences, these encounters that nurture new ideas and new ways to understand cutting edge research and the human condition. This is why the arts play such a critical role at Georgia Tech, and why this project embodies the possibilities for arts and research across our campus.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EStep the Brain Along a Path\u003C\/em\u003E was commissioned in part with support from the Charles Loridans Foundation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E8:00 p.m., Friday, September 9, 2022\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E3:00 p.m., Sunday, September 11, 2022\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Ferst Center for the Arts - 349 Ferst Dr NW, Atlanta, GA, 30332\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ETicket Price: $5 GT students, $10.00 public; general admission\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EDirect Purchase Link: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/artsgatech.universitytickets.com\/w\/event.aspx?id=2244\u0026amp;r=89dfe701284f4fd49bc8fbb73ca99c25\u0022\u003Eartsgatech.universitytickets.com\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EBox Office Contact Information: 404.894.9600, \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:tickets@arts.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Etickets@arts.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDesign image (c) Sergio Mora Diaz\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDancer photo Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre (c) Felipe Barral\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"An innovative exploration of technological interventions into the human brain"}],"uid":"35403","created_gmt":"2022-08-22 17:22:34","changed_gmt":"2022-08-22 17:22:57","author":"Carly Ralston","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-08-22T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2022-08-22T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"660370":{"id":"660370","type":"image","title":"Step the Brain Along a Path design by Sergio Mora Diaz","body":null,"created":"1661183059","gmt_created":"2022-08-22 15:44:19","changed":"1661183059","gmt_changed":"2022-08-22 15:44:19","alt":"Against an inky black background, white lines and shapes bring to mind images of neural pathways.","file":{"fid":"250250","name":"TMBTST~1.JPG","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/TMBTST~1.JPG","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/TMBTST~1.JPG","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":298145,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/TMBTST~1.JPG?itok=di9_x4z9"}},"659035":{"id":"659035","type":"image","title":"Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre: STEP THE BRAIN ALONG A PATH","body":null,"created":"1655934125","gmt_created":"2022-06-22 21:42:05","changed":"1655934149","gmt_changed":"2022-06-22 21:42:29","alt":"A woman wearing beige shorts and tank top stands alone in the spotlight, her left arm raised above her head as she looks towards her palm. 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