Faculty research is fire!

Here is a teaser from Improving Motion Modeling with Dance Expertise for Archiving and Analysis, funded by a 2026 @schmidtsciences Humanities and AI (HAVI) development award.

The research team consists of: Principal Investigators: Harmony Bench (The Ohio State University), Ashley Brown (Martha Graham School), Kate Elswit (Royal Central School of Speech and Drama), Michael Neff (UC Davis), and Michael Rau (Stanford University); Co-Investigator: Tia-Monique Uzor (Royal Central School of Speech and Drama); Specialists: Vita Berezina-Blackburn (The Ohio State University) and Peter Broadwell (Stanford University)

Special thanks to: Graham 2 Dance Coach: Virginie Mécène; Graham 2 Dancers: Johana Gracía, Aspen Mason, and Eddy Peréz Trimiño; Project Advisors: Janet Eliber (Martha Graham Dance Company) and Christian Theobalt (Max Planck Institute for Informatics); Schmidt Sciences Team Members: Gabe Medina and Maya Moretta

Additional thanks to: Michael Hesmond (The Ohio State University) and Olexandr Sotnychenko (Max Planck Institute for Informatics)

Videography and editing by Blue House Productions