August 12th – 24th, 2025 Dance Base Festival, Edinburgh
30 minutes
Body and Technology
Score is a contemporary dance performance that investigates the relationship between human body and technology. Electric Muscle Stimulation (EMS) sends electrical impulses to involuntarily activate the performers’ muscles. Using EMS, choreographer Isaiah creates a movement language shaped by computational code rather than conscious intent.
This work blurs the lines between biology and machine, asking urgent ethical questions about the use of emerging technologies in both artistic and everyday contexts. As tools once designed to improve life begin to outperform and even replace the human body, Score critically examines what is lost in terms of agency, identity, and cognitive autonomy.