Zijing Song
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Dr. Zijing Song is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of performing arts, digital media, and human-computer interaction. Her work investigates how technology reshapes embodied expression, performer-audience dynamics, and creative workflows in movement-based performance. In her highly cited 2023 study, “Contradiction pushes me to improvise,” Song conducted in-depth interviews with 25 professional movement-based performers who had transitioned between live and online paradigms. She revealed how the virtualization of traditionally in-person experiences forces performers to renegotiate expressivity, engagement, and improvisation—finding that contradiction itself becomes a creative catalyst. This work, with 18 citations in just its first year, has become foundational for scholars studying remote performance, telematic dance, and the affective labor of digital adaptation. Song’s research uniquely bridges performance studies and interaction design, offering practical insights for artists and technologists alike. Her contributions are shaping how we understand presence, liveness, and the future of embodied art in an increasingly mediated world.
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