Modern dance roots itself in the ability to connect dancers with nature and heighten sensory reactions to space while previous dance styles encouraged rigidity. Modern dancers are hyper-aware of their environments and it is integral to their dancerly expression to constantly be aware of their relationship to other bodies in space (incorporating all of the senses, not just sight). The relationship of the dancer to space, light, sound, and others dancers, influence movement and ultimately allow for new experiences with changing conditions and proximities to these elements. 

Inspired by the embrace of two bodies in space, we chose to emphasize the idea of intertwining. As two dancers come together to unite in dance (whether of contrasting styles or similar) elements like program represent those figural bodies in space. We are also interested in the contrast and contradiction of heaviness and the deception that comes along with that. In the project, members that appear to be structurally heavy, are falsely represented as such. Additionally, through the utilization of irregularly spaced bays we can further disorient users as to the live load of program. Our structure consists of deep and austere spanning members with lightweight precast panels suspended from them. The Volumes will appear to be large, intrusive, and heavy but in actually they are false volumes used to deceive the eye and create the illusion of inter-penetrating spaces.