Different Spaces of Care with Kate Sicchio
In this episode of Care Of, Dr. Kate Sicchio, a choreographer and media artist, discusses her project "Amelia and the Machine," which explores the collaboration between a dancer and a robot. She also talks about the intersection of care and creativity, and the challenges of balancing work and motherhood. Dr. Sicchio shares her experiences as a live coder and a mother, and how the pandemic has affected her practice. She emphasizes the importance of creating a supportive and inclusive environment for students in art schools.
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About the guest:
Dr. Kate Sicchio is a choreographer, media artist and performer whose work explores the interface between choreography and technology with wearable technology, live coding, and real time systems. Her work has been shown in the US, Germany, Australia, Belgium, Sweden, and the UK at venues such as PS122 (NYC), Banff New Media Institute (CAN), Arnolfini Arts (UK). She co-edited the book Intersecting Art and Technology in Practice: Techne/Technique/Technology (Routledge) with Dr. Camille Baker. She has given invited talks at EU Parliament, Eyeo, Resonate, Node Code, Expo ‘74 and countless universities and events across the globe. She is currently Assistant Professor of Dance and Media Technology at Virginia Commonwealth University in both the Department of Dance + Choreography and Department of Kinetic Imaging.
Website: https://www.sicchio.com/
Project mentioned: Amelia and the Machine https://vimeo.com/678480077
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Other people and things mentioned in the podcast:
- Dawn Stoppiello
- Mark Coniglio
- Isadora
- Alex McLean
- Charlie Roberts
- David Ogborn
- HiCodie
- Sarah GHP
- Melody Loveless
- Sonic Pi
- Hybrid Live Coding
- Algorave
- Ramsey Nasser
- Kinetic Imaging Department
- Virginia Commonwealth University
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This podcast is created and hosted by Computational Mama
Produced, edited by Beatnyk
Intro and outro pieces by Beatnyk
With emotional support from:
Suvani Suri
Agat Sharma
Nanditi Khilnani