Welcome to Dances with Robots! In this introductory episode, Sydney Skybetter recounts the beginnings of the Conference for Research on Choreographic Interfaces, aka CRCI (pronounced Circe, like the Greek sorceress), and breaks down how, and why, we work in dance and emerging technologies.

See featured guests, read the transcript, and more in our archives at https://www.are.na/choreographicinterfaces/dwr-ep-1-the-nerd-gaggle

Like, subscribe, and review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dances-with-robots/id1715669152 Key Takeaways from Episode 1:

1. Dancers and choreographers can offer valuable insights into the design and development of emerging technologies by considering the meaning and intention behind human movement.
2. The Conference for Research on Choreographic Interfaces (CRCI) provides a platform for artists, technologists, and academics to collaborate and explore the intersection of dance and technology. 
3. Dancers should be compensated and valued for their expertise in movement and choreography when working with emerging technologies.

The Dances with Robots Team Host: Sydney Skybetter Co-Host & Executive Producer: Ariane Michaud  Archivist and Web Designer: Kate Gow Podcasting Consultant: Megan Hall Accessibility Consultant: Laurel Lawson Music: Kamala Sankaram Audio Production Consultant: Jim Moses Assistant Editor: Andrew Zukoski Student Associate: Rishika Kartik

About CRCI The Conference for Research on Choreographic Interfaces (CRCI) explores the braid of choreography, computation and surveillance through an interdisciplinary lens. Find out more at www.choreographicinterfaces.org 

Brown University's Department of Theatre Arts & Performance Studies' Conference for Research on Choreographic Interfaces thanks the Marshall Woods Lectureships Foundation of Fine Arts, the Brown Arts Institute, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for their generous support of this project.

The Brown Arts Institute and the Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies are part of the Perelman Arts District.