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In Ferocious Beauty: Genome, Liz Lerman Dance Exchange investigates the impact of genetic research through groundbreaking movement and theatre. Under the artistic direction of award-winning choreographer Liz Lerman, this multimedia work integrates dance, recorded and live-feed video and a multichannel soundscape. Through collaboration with 34 genetic scientists, Ferocious Beauty provides some answers about science. At the same time, it creates a series of questions regarding the startling realities of how understanding the human genome might change the way we think about, and are able to live our lives.