Turning Math into Dance: Lessons from Dancing My PhD

Year: 2018 Authors: Nancy Scherich

Core claim

Dance can make highly abstract mathematics more relatable and understandable by combining story, labels, and visual metaphor.

Topics

math communication, dance pedagogy, visual metaphor, public outreach

Domains

braid groups, representations, matrix computations, determinants, dance performance, visual storytelling, costume and lighting design, theatrical staging

Methods

analogy and narrative, visual labeling, abstract landscapes, embodied computation

Media

dance video, photographic stills, blacklights, surgical tubes apparatus

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