In the frame of Trafó House of Contemporary Arts’ smART! XTRA interactive presentation series the evening starts with the dance performance of Barbadosian artist, Valencia James. Founded in 2013, the project brings together experts from the fields of dance, cognitive science, graphics and coding. The project aims towards creating an improvised duet between an AI and a human dancer. The avatar, projected on stage, observes and learns the movements of the dancer, but also extends them with its own variations. Throughout the performance, the distinction between “teacher” and “student” gradually blurs, as the human dancer begins to find inspiration in the avatar’s novel movements.