A&I (Beta): Orange Grove Dance’s Embodied Performance with AI

An international premiere dance performance using smart home technology on a theatrical scale.

17 April 2025
6pm - 7:30pm
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A&I (Beta): Orange Grove Dance’s Embodied Performance with AI

17th April 6:00 PM 7:30 PM BST

Free

An international premiere performance by dance, design, and film company, Orange Grove Dance (USA), A&I is a new dance and multimedia live production between five performers and a solitary AI interface (Luna) that uses smart home technology on a theatrical scale. The work questions how we see and care for the technologies we have created, which hold up the fragile ecosystems of modern society. 

A&I PERFORMANCE TRAILER CAN BE FOUND HERE **

A&I is a first-of-its-kind production, integrating AI technology to respond to performers’ actions in real-time while controlling technical elements of the performance. The work explores how we perceive and care for the technologies rapidly shaping the modern world. Engaged in embodied conversations of their hopes and dreams, the performers and Luna (AI) are led into situations where they must see each other ‘face-to-face’— together creating emotionally driven digital and sonic landscapes that reference the nostalgia of what it means to be a 21st century human.  

**Performances at The Voxel in April 2024 marked the Beta debut of the work. Performances of A&I will continue to change and develop as the technology for the work continues to evolve. 

About Orange Grove Dance

Orange Grove Dance (OGD) continually redefines creative ingenuity through its interdisciplinary approach to dance and art-making. Known for innovative performances that blend movement, design, film, and technology, the company consistently expands the boundaries of contemporary dance. The imagistic gravity of the work compels audiences beyond the confines of traditional stage venues and reflects the extraordinary influence of dance in everyday life. Under the direction of Artistic Directors Colette Krogol and Matt Reeves, OGD’s acclaimed canon of works is recognised for its powerful imagery and choreography, which engages audiences in a world that is relevant, mysterious, and absorbing. 

OGD enacts its mission (to bring dance, design, and film to all communities) through the artistic vehicle of its presentation, research, and educational programming through films, performances, classes and workshops and – a hallmark of its programming – the OGD Summer Intensive. The Intensive serves as a unique embodiment of the company’s priorities and mission to embolden interdisciplinary artists and designers through an affordable weeklong incubation with the company. The OGD Intensive allows artists to get inside of OGD’s creative processes while continuing the development and exploration of their own artistic voice. 

Over the past decade OGD has been presented by The Voxel, The Kennedy Center, Dance Place, Maryland Theater for the Performing Arts, U.S. Botanic Garden, Museum of Zhang Zhidong, City of Alexandria’s Waterfront Park, CulturalDC, Dupont Underground, Joe’s Movement Emporium, and The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. 

Biographies

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Colette Krogol and Matt Reeves are acclaimed directors, choreographers, filmmakers, and mixed media designers. As a collaborative duo they have been creating dances together for over fifteen years through their founding and directing of Orange Grove Dance. Their award-winning works are noted for bringing virtuosic athleticism, mesmerizing design landscapes, and powerful imagery to their audiences.  

Krogol and Reeves are Helen Hayes Award winners for “Outstanding Choreography in a Play” for their work in Round House Theatre’s production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (2020). Additional honors and commissions include: 2023 Rubys Artist Grantees through the Deutsch Foundation, The Carla Fund for Choreography and Performance (Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family Foundation), Maryland State Arts Council’s Artist Awards, the Baker Artist Awards (2024, 2023, and 2021), and The Voxel’s 2024 Artists-in-Residence program– where they continued developing their newest stage work, A&I.  

As faculty, they have served at Johns Hopkins University’s Peabody Institute, Towson University, George Washington University, University of Florida, University of Maryland, and the Wuhan Institute of Design and Sciences in China. They have also directed residencies at American University, Dickinson College, Sweet Briar College, Hillsborough Community College, and the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance in Israel.  

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London Brison, a South Tennessee native, is an East Coast-based performing artist. Holding a BFA in Dance from Troy University in Alabama, he has trained under mentors like Dominic Angel and Dante Puleio, while showcasing his talent in works by choreographers including Kyle Abraham, Kile Hotchkiss, Tucker Knox, and Trey Coates-Mitchell. Brison’s professional credits include Dendy/Donovan Projects, Orange Grove Dance, Dafi Alteba, Chris Bell Dances, and The Dash Ensemble with notable performances at the American Dance Festival, Jacob’s Pillow, the U.S. Botanic Garden, The Kennedy Center, New York Live Arts, and Dance Place DC. 

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Robin Neveu Brown is a Baltimore/DC-based dance teaching artist, performer, choreographer, writer, and mover/lover/mother. Her passion is working with people as a creativity amplifier, uncovering the connections between body, mind, heart, and community. To that end, she works as an early childhood teaching artist with the Wolf Trap Institute and Arts for Learning Maryland, spreading the gospel of embodied learning. She holds an MFA and BFA in Dance from the University of Maryland and the University of Florida, respectively. Additionally, Robin is a trained birth doula, helping people transition into parenthood through the meaningful movement of pregnancy, labor, and birth. Robin has had the continually soul-feeding experience of working with Orange Grove Dance since 2015.  

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Levi Coy (they/he) is a queer artist, choreographer, educator, filmmaker, and mover based in Baltimore, MD. Levi’s artistry has been showcased through captivating performances with The Collective, Kinetics Dance Company, GRIDLOCK Dance, Extreme Lengths Productions, and Orange Grove Dance. With a BFA in Dance from Ball State University, Coy also serves as faculty at Howard Community College training students at all levels of modern/contemporary technique.  

Headshot of Juliana Ponguta Forero

Juliana Pongutá Forero is an artist, choreographer and educator born in Colombia. Her works and practices explore the relationship between imagination, creativity and community. She is passionate about creating and exploring experiences that foster individual curiosities while developing capacities for collaboration and reflection. Her original work has been presented in several Latin American countries and the United States, and she has collaborated with various companies such as Orange Grove Dance, S.J. Ewing & Dancers, and Dance Exchange in the DC area. Currently, she is studying social work as a way to interconnect dance and community work. 

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Dylan Glatthorn is a Brooklyn-based composer and sound designer. Dylan has written music for eleven feature films, numerous shorts, documentaries, and commercials for clients such as Lindt, Nickelodeon, Oakley, Red Bull, Alessi, PBS, and the Tokyo Metro. As a long-time collaborator with Orange Grove Dance, he has composed numerous original musical scores for their works including REMNANTS (Premiere: Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.) and Leaning Toward the Sky (commissioned by the US Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C.). His original full-length musicals include The Pelican (MTW New Works Fest ’24, NAMT Festival ’22, Frank Young Fund Grant ’20-’21), Pottersfield (NFMT Grant ’24) and Edison. Original one-act musicals include Bittersweet Lullaby, Starshine, and Peach Melba. Other awards and honors include: RaumArs Artist Residency (Finland), New Hampshire Theatre Award for Best Sound Design, Clive Davis Award for Excellence in Music in Film, Best Original Score at First Run Film Festival, and two-time recipient of the Alan Menken Award. Member: TNNY Musical Writers Lab, ASCAP, and The Dramatists Guild of America, Inc. www.dylanglatthorn.com 

Headshot of Peter Leibold VI

Peter Leibold VI is a lighting and projection designer based in New York City. His work includes shows at The Kennedy Center, Signature Theatre, Synetic Theatre, Sierra Repertory Theatre, Andy’s Summer Playhouse, The Spoleto Festival, The Geffen Stayhouse, Annapolis Opera Company, and many more. Some of the work Peter is most proud of is many shows with Orange Grove Dance. See more of his work at www.peterleibold.com 

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Shanice Mason (she/her) is a Washington, DC-based dance artist, consultant, and educator. She is an adjunct professor in the School of Dance at George Mason University and a faculty member at both the VIVA School of Dance and the Madeira School. As a performer, Shanice has worked with esteemed companies, and her choreographic work has been showcased at Dance Place, The Clarice Performing Arts Center, The Madeira School, and the VIVA School of Dance. Most recently, Shanice has been focused on her artistic collaboration with Jamison Curcio and their commitment to durational experiences, experimental usages of space, and community care. They are currently the 2024-25 Local Dance Commissioning Project grantees at the Kennedy Center and have a new work premiering at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in February 2025. 

Shanice brings extensive expertise as a digital media consultant, collaborating with organizations such as the Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP), BlackLight Summit, Callahan Consulting for the Arts, the Center for Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Assessment (CREA), CityDance Productions, Inc., and Dance/USA.  

A modern, sleek cylindrical table lamp with a bright vertical light strip stands on a flat surface. The lamp is in front of a blurred background, creating a contrast between its illuminated design and the dark surroundings.

Luna is a new AI currently in its second stage of development that was created specifically for this work, A&I. Seen as a sixth performer in the space, Luna orchestrates the sensory landscape for A&I by processing verbal prompts given by the other five on-stage performers. As the always-listening conductor, Luna then responds by transforming the dynamic canvas of the stage in real-time—marking a paradigm shift in the collaborative relationship possible between art and technology. 

Headshot of Heather Rikic

Heather Rikic is the programme director of the University’s MSc Dance Science and Education programme and a teaching fellow on postgraduate and undergraduate courses at Moray House School of Education and Sport. Before moving to Edinburgh, Heather performed for various independent contemporary choreographers in New York City, USA and Belgrade, Serbia; taught learners of various ages and abilities including as a teaching artist for Alonzo King LINES Dance Center (San Francisco, USA), New York City Ballet’s education department, KC Magacin (Belgrade, Serbia), Dance Base (Edinburgh) and currently teaches Cunningham Technique® at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (Glasgow). 

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