Start the Week Crossing genres with Wayne McGregor
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Oct 27, 2025 
Renowned choreographer Wayne McGregor dives into kinesthetic empathy and the fusion of technology with dance in his upcoming exhibition, 'Infinite Bodies.' Booker Prize-winning author Anne Enright discusses her essays on literature and personal history, emphasizing the importance of deep reading for empathy. Playwright Tanika Gupta shares insights about her adaptation of 'Hedda' set in post-independence India, reflecting on identity and representation through the life of Merle Oberon. Together, they explore the intersections of art, culture, and the human experience.
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Body As Advanced Technology
- The human body is our most sophisticated sensorium and a form of physical intelligence worth exploring.
- Wayne McGregor frames dance and tech as tools to reveal proprioception, interoception and embodied perception.
Making Omni: Motion Capture Meets ILM
- Wayne describes creating Omni by motion-capturing choreography and letting ILM reconfigure the avatar into figurative and abstract forms.
- The resulting avatar 'dematters' and evokes presence without a literal body.
Physical Signatures Communicate Identity
- People carry distinct physical signatures that others read unconsciously through gesture and biological motion.
- McGregor sees movement as a primary non-verbal communication channel that often surpasses words.
