Symposium 2027: The Intelligence of Movement
A Symposium for Creative Communities in the Arts and Sciences
The Joyce Theater in partnership with the College of Arts, Media and Design at Northeastern University’s NYC Campus returns with Symposium 2027 exploring the theme: The Intelligence of Movement: A Symposium for Creative Communities in the Arts and Sciences.
What is intelligence, and who gets to define it?
Start 2027 by joining an intimate gathering of creatives, educators, artists, technologists, innovators, futurists, and others delve into the topic.
If you have studied, produced, researched, and taught any of the topics below – Register now to present your work and share alongside others in the arts and sciences.
- Creative Partnerships
- Intelligence(s) of the body
- Choreographing with AI/AGI/AR/VR
- Dance History and Innovation
- Interdisciplinary Explorations
Proposal Topics
Does your proposal align with a topic below?
Submit a 250-word abstract and brief bio using the Submission Form.
DANCE HISTORY AND INNOVATION
Since the late 19th Century, dancers and choreographers have experimented, invented, and embraced new technologies in their art form and continue to do so today.
We invite proposals that examine historical or contemporary examples of how dance has used tech or consider what this lineage offers to conversations.
CREATIVE PARTNERSHIPS
An outcome of today’s climate of disruption in the arts, academia, and politics has resulted in creative alliances among disciplines and institutions, resulting in breaking down silos and forging new partnerships. We invite proposals that demonstrate the unexpected and successful results as examples of new strategic relationships.
EMBODIED INTELLIGENCE
The body is the site of knowledge production, and if AI is increasingly asked to model, augment or collaborate with human intelligence, then embodied expertise can’t remain peripheral to the conversation. These perspectives are vast, multicultural, and also include neuroscience. What are embodied practices and what can they bring to AI implementation? We invite proposals that demonstrate multiple somatic techniques and/or promote discussion.
NOTES FROM THE FRINGE
Artists and innovators of color have been involved in all aspects of experimental and experiential processes yet have been historically underrepresented in conversations, teaching, funding, and exposure. Blacks in technology and Afro-Futurists among others, work to disrupt biased and obsolete patterns, and create dialogues that intersect race, gender, technology and more, towards a future of inclusivity. We invite proposals that address these perspectives in multiple formats.
CREATING WITH AR/AGI/VR
The alphabet soup of contemporary technologies has many confused about its breakthroughs and benefits of AI as it reshapes the landscape of creativity and teaching strategies, and as engineers and arts grapple with answering where does intelligence reside. If you are eager to share projects, case studies and interdisciplinary examples then We invite proposals that support creating with AI/AR/AGI/VR.
Submission deadline
December 10, 2026
Symposium activities are on
Northeastern University’s NYC Campus
221 East 71s t Street (btwn 2nd and3 rd Avenues)
Schedule
Thursday, January 14, 2027 4:30pm – 5:30pm
Location: The Joyce Theater (lower lobby)
Welcome Toast and Early Check-in and Ticket Pick-up
Thursday, January 14, 2027 7:30pm
Location: The Joyce Theater
Attend the Circa performance of Wolf
Friday, January 15 – Sunday, January 17 9:00am – 4:30pm
Location: Northeastern University|NYC
Daily Presentations, Panels, Guest Artists, Movement, Networking, Chair Massage
Registration
Full Symposium + one ticket to Circa at The Joyce: $545
Student (undergrad/graduate) reduced Full Symposium rate: $350
1-day drop-in rate (Saturday, January 16 or Sunday, January 17 ONLY): $200
Locations
Northeastern University | NYC
221 East 71st Street, NY, NY (Btwn 2nd & 3rd Avenues. Formerly Marymount Manhattan College)
The Joyce Theater
175 Eighth Avenue, NY, NY (Corner of 19th Street)
Park Central Hotel
870 Seventh Avenue, NY, NY (Btwn 56th & 57th Streets)
Hotel
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