Q&A: Bird behaviour, Darwin and dance

摘要

Why celebrate evolution through dance? I am fascinated by the showy displays of clever birds, and their extravagant and elegant dances. As Rambert Dance Company's scientific adviser, my challenge was to distil Darwinian ideas to inspire movement, expressive energy and musicality. 1 did this by combining my knowledge of evolution with my research on the cognitive capacities of corvids - the crows and jays -and my passion for dance.