Event Title

Systematic

Location

University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia

Document Type

Video (UR Campus Access Only)

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My capstone choreographic work, Systematic, investigates the biological and physiological foundations of memory. The concept for my work evolved from both my desire to merge my interests, and degrees, in dance and biology. I utilized scientific and physiological journals as a foundation for my movement research. The movement in my work focused on three main aspects of the process of memory: the binding and releasing of chemicals, the rippling effect of an action potential traveling down the axon of a neuron, and the speed of the mechanisms overall. My choreographic work premiered in the University Dancers 35th Anniversary Concert on February 28, 2020 in the Modlin Center for the Arts Alice Jepson Theatre.

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Department: Department of Theatre & Dance

Faculty Mentor: Professor Anne Van Gelder

Ernstes A&S Poster.pdf (24527 kB)
Systematic - Madison Ernstes

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Systematic

University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia

My capstone choreographic work, Systematic, investigates the biological and physiological foundations of memory. The concept for my work evolved from both my desire to merge my interests, and degrees, in dance and biology. I utilized scientific and physiological journals as a foundation for my movement research. The movement in my work focused on three main aspects of the process of memory: the binding and releasing of chemicals, the rippling effect of an action potential traveling down the axon of a neuron, and the speed of the mechanisms overall. My choreographic work premiered in the University Dancers 35th Anniversary Concert on February 28, 2020 in the Modlin Center for the Arts Alice Jepson Theatre.