ABOUT
Mills College at Northeastern University
Mills College based in Oakland has a long and important history of experimentation in the arts. Now, by way of their recent merger with Northeastern, a new road map is being laid out that combines the arts, technology and interdisciplinary practice. As a part of this effort, MCNU is proud to support DanceHack 2023.
DanceHack will take place primarily in and around Lisser Hall, a historic theater building that recently underwent a major renovation. Workshops and creative making will take place in the upstairs Digital Performance Theater, on the stage of the main theater and on the floor of the theater’s seating area with the retractable seats pulled back. Additional spaces on campus may also find use as needed.
With the support of MCNU and Kinetech Arts, the DanceHack will have access to a range of equipment for experimentation including video projectors, powered speakers, cabling, networking and other odds and ends.
Kinetech Arts
Founded by Artistic Directors Weidong Yang and Daiane Lopes da Silva in January 2013, Kinetech Arts (kinetecharts.org) is a collective of artists and scientists who create performances that combine dance and science with the newest interactive technology, to create unique and beautiful experiences. Kinetech Arts has performed at ODC theatre, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, KUNST-STOFF arts, L.A.S.T festival, Geekdom, Moscone Center, Headlands Center for the Arts, Djerassi, De Young Museum, among others. Together with Codame art+tech, Kinetech Arts held the first Hack + Dance Marathon in San Francisco. Kinetech Arts was recognized by the SF WEEKLY as "Best Genre-Defying Sci-Artistic Collaboration of 2014” Since 2014 Kinetech Arts has hosted the annual DanceHackSF, (2016 and 2017 in collaboration with collaboration with CounterPulse SF)