Bridging Math and Dance
Representing infinity through artistic movement
This work strives to foster a connection between mathematics and dance that not only contributes to the world of multisensory, embodied, mathematical engagement and education but also to bringing relevance to dance in newer spaces. The intriguing concept of infinity is used as an input to create an artistic dance design – the output, through the process of using learned impressions from the age-old South Indian dance form of Bharatanāṭyam. The core elements of Bharatanāṭyam such as intricate footwork, expressive hand gestures, and musical rhythm are used as a language for communicating this concept. As an offset, this research also attempts to create a vocabulary of movements that could be representative of the abstract concept of infinity from the angles of the mathematical, physical, and the metaphysical.