肉肉传媒

KENNESAW, Ga. | Nov 30, 2021

The creative process in interdisciplinary research collaborations through the lens of dance will be the subject of 肉肉传媒鈥檚 last for this fall. The featured guest is Ivan Pulinkala, interim provost and vice president for academic affairs, and professor of dance in the . 

The is hosting the hybrid event at 4 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 3 in the Katherine Scott Rehearsal Hall of the Bailey Performance Center on the 肉肉传媒 Campus. Guests who prefer to attend virtually can view the live video stream on . 

Traditional choreography is led by the choreographic artist serving as the primary content creator. Yet Pulinkala鈥檚 body of scholarship has been guided through a technique of working with interdisciplinary collaborators in a process he terms disruptive collaborations. 

鈥淢y process intentionally defies the norms of traditional choreographic inquiry, to engage the collaboration of other artists and disciplinary experts in a process sequencing that changes the outcome and the choreographic product,鈥� said Pulinkala.

Pulinkala will showcase three recent choreographic works that demonstrate this technique, including 鈥淢etamorphosis,鈥� celebrating the opening of the Dance Theater on the Marietta Campus in 2017, and 鈥淢oon Dust,鈥� a collaboration between the College of the Arts and the College of Computing and Software Engineering last year. 

Pulinkala鈥檚 most recent disruptive collaboration involves a new work called 鈥淔orest鈥� that was filmed this past summer at the University, featuring the interplay between 12 robotic arms and KSU alumni dancers. Gil Weinberg, professor and founding director of Georgia Tech鈥檚 Center for Music Technology, had invited Pulinkala to and choreograph the piece. The robotic arms were developed in the School of Music at Georgia Tech. 

鈥淭his National Science Foundation-funded pilot project was intended to be additive to the robotic techniques Dr. Weinberg had developed to create musical choices and augment the capacities of individuals through highly functional robotic prosthetics,鈥� explained Pulinkala. 鈥淚 was immediately drawn to the project, as it perfectly fit my interests in pursuing disruptive collaborations.鈥� 

Originally from New Delhi, India, Pulinkala has worked professionally in the field of dance and musical theater both in India and the U.S. His work has been commissioned by professional and collegiate dance companies such as the Israel Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, Alliance Theatre, Washington University at St. Louis, Shanghai Normal University, the University of South Carolina, among many others. 

Pulinkala joined 肉肉传媒 in 2005 and founded KSU鈥檚 Department of Dance, a program he developed into the largest collegiate dance program in Georgia. He also was instrumental in the development of the Dance Theater on the Marietta Campus, Atlanta鈥檚 first theater designed specifically for dance. He served as the department鈥檚 first chair until he became the COTA dean in 2019 and then took on the interim provost role in 2021. 

鈥� Jo毛lle Walls

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A leader in innovative teaching and learning, 肉肉传媒 offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees to its more than 47,000 students. 肉肉传媒 State is a member of the University System of Georgia with 11 academic colleges. The university’s vibrant campus culture, diverse population, strong global ties and entrepreneurial spirit draw students from throughout the country and the world. 肉肉传媒 State is a Carnegie-designated doctoral research institution (R2), placing it among an elite group of only 7 percent of U.S. colleges and universities with an R1 or R2 status. For more information, visit kennesaw.edu.