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Miguel Zenón and Luis Perdomo. Photo credit: Jimmy Katz.

El Arte del Bolero

A saxophonist’s love letter to the Latin American bolero
Margaret Wertheim. Credit: Stephen Voss.

Margaret Wertheim

Celebrating science as conceptual enchantment, interrogating science as social practice
Composer Anna Clyne and audio engineer Jody Elff have worked collaboratively to create scores deploying augmented-orchestra techniques. Photo by Victoria Stevens.

Twisting Light

Composing a symphony from the life cycle of a black hole
Faro del Encuentro Resiliente. Residents and facilitators building a hub model together. Photo: UTFSM, Faro del Encuentro Resiliente co-design workshop, Viña del Mar, May 2026.

Faro del Encuentro Resiliente

Rebuilding a fire-ravaged neighborhood through community-made art
Pierre Boulez, 1987. Image: Martine Franck/Magnum Photos.

Boulez at 100

Reimagining Boulez at 100 through performance, technology, and dialogue
Cyber Subin, co-created by Pichet Klunchun and Pat Pataranutaporn, was debuted at the National Theatre in Taiwan in March 2024. Credit: Lee Chia Yeh.

Cyber Subin

A choreographer and an AI in real-time dance dialogue
Lessons In Prosaic Form. Credit Rosalyne Shieh.

Lessons in Prosaic Form

Constructing place from memory, migration, and a fading language
Chris Bathgate. Credit: Justin Tsucalas for BmoreArt.

Chris Bathgate

Machined sculpture meets advanced manufacturing research

#socialclimatechange

Reimagining civic discourse through technology-forward theater
Person directing a wind orchestra with arms on the air
2025 Artfinity Gaze to the Stars. Photo by Caroline Alden.

Solar Return for Change

Amplifying the climate challenge through the impact of music, science, and advocacy
Two people in front of a piece showing small different symbols
Suket Dhir points to a detail on a jamdani weaving at the 2025 Artfinity ACT Lecture with Abhijit Banerjee. Photo: Gearoid Dolan.

Cheyenne Olivier & Suket Dhir

Weaving economic narratives through a traditional Bengali craft
Ana Rajcevic. Photo: Matjaz Rust.

Ana Rajčević

Exploring embodiment through animal-inspired neuroprosthetics
The Imaginary Atlas, Amazonia: Reimagining Cities within the Brazilian Rainforest, Kent Larson. Image courtesy of the artist

The Imaginary Atlas, Amazonia: Reimagining Cities within the Brazilian Forests

Envisioning sustainable Amazonian cities at COP30
In a gray space, fungi grow from a burgundy spot on the ground
Fungi prototype. Image courtesy of the artist.

Of Boar and Fungi: A Nuclear Love Affair

Exploring radioactive entanglements in post-Chernobyl forests
Sasha Marianna Salzmann. Image courtesy of the artist.

Sasha Marianna Salzmann

Exploring migration, identity, and belonging through German theater
Adrianne Krstansky performs a work-in-progress reading of Woodcutters, Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse, May of 2026. Courtesy of Sara Brown.

Woodcutters

Finding artistic meaning in the ashes of personal disillusionment
Green foliage inside a box in a dark room
Rendering for Touching Grass, A Digitally Physical Experience. Courtesy of Joshua Higgason.

Touching Grass, A Digitally Physical Experience

Blurring the digital and natural through immersive experience
TRACES, by Balsa Crosetto Piazzi & Giorgis Ortiz, 2025 Chicago Architecture Biennial. Photo: Marcos Guiponi

Traces

My Onliness. Credit: One Eight Theater, Soho Think Tank, and IRT Theater.

My Onliness

A nonconformist and playful performance about the possible nightmares of the near future
Es Devlin draws Come Home Again, Tate Modern, 2024. Image courtesy of Es Devlin.

Es Devlin

Exploring biodiversity, linguistic diversity, and collective AI-generated poetry
Golden City Album Cover. Courtesy of Miguel Zenón.

Golden City

An extended musical composition for Large Ensemble, inspired by California’s rich and complex history.
A black and white photograph of two people holding a partner acrobatics position.
Professor Jen Light performs partner acrobatics

Thinking on Your Feet

Exploring the potentials of embodied education through dance
Orchestra playing at a stage with violet light setting.
KINETIC. Photo credit: Ben Doyle

Kinetic Ensemble

“Agile virtuosity and vibrant sound… brilliantly executed” — Arts and Culture Texas
Jaffer and Ivi posing for the camera sitting at a desk with a bookshelf behind them.
Jaffer Kolb and Ivi Diamantopoulou, 2019. Courtesy of the artist.

Queer Assemblies

Three installations evoking famed architect Bruce Goff’s eclectic palette
Derek David. Photo Credit: Courtesy of the artist.

Di Fayerdike Libe – Passionate Love – די פֿײַערדיקע ליבע

Exploring modern love through Yiddish music and culture
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