OpenEndedGroup with Tom Chiu and Jodi Melnick

Music, dance, 3D cinema, historical texts, and the power of AI combine for one night in this one-of-a-kind, convention-defying performance. Join UChicago Presents at Logan Center for an evening of multimedia premieres. OpenEndedGroup, digital art collective Tom Chiu, violin Jodi Melnick, dancer and choreographer Maya Lee-Parritz, dancer OpenEndedGroup: BlackLetter This incredible new work of live 3D cinema by pioneers in digital art, Marc Downie and Paul Kaiser, stages an encounter between past and present, projecting Martin Luther’s fiery words through the lens of contemporary AI imaging systems. Driven by the performance of violinist Tom Chiu, it casts Luther’s judgments of women onto one woman dancer, Jodi Melnick, as she shifts through space. Tom Chiu: Z-Axis Tom Chiu continues his ongoing explorations with extended techniques by experimenting with dimensionality and directionality of specific sound parameters. Jodi Melnick: Agua Viva–The Sadness of Flowers A lush dance duet by Jodi Melnick and Maya Lee-Parritz hinges on a fragile, often wild, conductive line, empowering the female body.