Abstract:

The 21st century’s advanced information society has led not only to the development of advanced technology but also to the fusion of advanced technology and art. Choreographers are now using AI to create dance works that focus on the interaction between humans and AI agents. These works are based on analysis of data gathered from human movements, leaving the question of how to use the movement data generated by AI to reconfigure human physical movement.

This paper explores the possibility of using AI to assist sustainable creation in dance works that raise awareness of other-than-humans’ choreography. By dancing with AI-powered robots or learning to dance to improvised motions projected from an AI-powered computer with no physical constraints, we can experience movements that are not available to the human body. These break the boundaries of space and time and allow us to dance in previously impossible styles. This is a contemporary version of American choreographer Merce Cunningham’s “Lifeforms,” in which the dancers attempt to perform accidental movements that are seemingly impossible for humans to perform. However, current AI practices in choreography also raise profound questions about humanity’s future and our relationship with technology. By delving into the post-human world, choreographers challenge conventional notions of existence and prompt reflection on the potential implications of our technological advancement.

The fusion of AI and dance opens doors to new realms of creativity and expression while simultaneously provoking philosophical and environmental discourse on the nature of humanity and the research into “digital nature” in an increasingly technologically driven world. Furthermore, I elucidate the experiences of choreographers, dancers and participants who use AI to raise awareness of the possibilities for sustainable creation and obstacles in dance works.

Keywords:

Sustainable creation, obstacles, dance works.