#159: In this episode of the Dance Behind the Screen Podcast, host Martheya Nygaard Scott sits down with Joshua King, mixed-media artist and co-founder and Executive Director of AURORA, to explore how art, technology, and public space can create more accessible and connected cultural experiences.
Joshua shares the evolution of AURORA from a one-night light, video, and sound event into an internationally recognized public art organization. He reflects on the importance of taking art beyond traditional venues, meeting audiences where they are, and creating unexpected encounters with art in public spaces.
The conversation explores audience development, interdisciplinary collaboration, technology, and AI, including how artists and arts organizations can experiment with emerging tools while keeping artists and ideas at the center. Joshua also discusses North Texas as a launching pad for creative work and why artists should think beyond geographic and institutional boundaries.
In This Episode
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How AURORA reimagines public space through art and technology
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Why access and meeting audiences where they are matter
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What makes interdisciplinary collaboration successful
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How artists and organizations can experiment with technology and AI
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Why North Texas can be a launching pad for creative work beyond traditional boundaries
Chapters
00:00 Welcome + Meet Joshua King
01:18 The Origins & Evolution of AURORA
05:00 Access + Expanding Public Art
07:20 Technology as a Tool for Accessibility
10:00 Rethinking Audiences + Unexpected Spaces
12:00 Experiment, Explore + Expand
14:30 Building Successful Creative Collaborations
18:00 Technology + the Future of the Arts
21:00 Our Relationship with Technology
25:00 Where Dance, Art + Technology Collide
27:00 AI Behind the Scenes in Arts Organizations
31:00 AI as an Artistic Tool
34:00 Saying NO to the BOX
35:30 Reimagining Public Space
38:00 North Texas as a Creative Launching Pad
41:30 What's Next for AURORA
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This season of the Dance Behind the Screen Podcast is supported in part by the Moody Fund for the Arts and our generous individual Season Sponsors, Dexter & Jenel Evans and Helen & James Gallas.
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