The ancient art of calligraphy just got a high-tech makeover

If you were to draw a timeline of human civilization, you would probably place calligraphy towards the beginning, and robots towards the end. But earlier this month, both ends of the spectrum converged on the same stage. A fascinating performance took place at Lincoln Center in Manhattan, and again at the Bass Concert Hall in Austin. Titled Ink, the show brought 11 dancers—13, if you count the two robots on stage—together for a multimedia performance in which dancers swooped their...