Andrea Capozucca

Statement

"From Order to Chaos" is fully inspired by the logistic map, a non linear dynamical equation that clearly exhibits a route to chaos. The short film is a walk across the possible behaviors that can arise from a change in the value of a parameter r. Stable behavior gives way to period doubling cycles all the way to chaos. By passing through well-known bifurcation points, r becomes the red tape that binds together all the parts from beginning to end. Dancers embody the dynamical system features and use their all bodies to express artistically every system state. The soundtrack "Logistic Map Song" is entirely composed by using the logistic map equation, whose musical composition is presented in a short paper within Bridges Waterloo 2017 Proceedings.

Films

The short film is part of FOTCAB Project, a huge maths communication project on complexity science and chaos theory. The project involve dance, music, juggling, visual graphic and mathematics , of course. The inspiration comes from the need to create an interdisciplinary field where mathematics and performing arts can figure out a mutually beneficial relationship. The uniqueness of this short film is in the innovative maths communication idea that lies behind it and in its capacity to lock together different skills and create new paths to knowledge.