Location: 11:30 5100', Open Playa
Turns out, dancing is literally the best medicine. This piece responds to a recent peer-reviewed article studying the impact of different treatments for depression. The study (Noetel et. al 2024) found that, compared with active controls, large reductions in depression were found by simply dancing. In fact, dancing was the best thing you could do, leaving pharmaceutical interventions in the "dust".
This solar-powered LED micro-disco creates a space for the citizens of Black Rock to put these findings into practice. This installation uplifts the power of dance and provides space to experience the impact of spontaneous dance while providing the knowledge that dance will forever be a tool to shape one's experience in this world.