Photograph of CEMI circles: Festival of Experimental Music and Intermedia, held at Perot Museum. A woman wearing headphones holds her hand over a bowl containing rows of small cylindrical objects while she sits in an office chair. She wears jewelry around her neck and wrists and has a small bag laying across her lap. Next to the woman is a table of technological equipment and a person wearing a shirt with rolled-up sleeves.

Photograph of a booth at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science during CEMIcircles, a festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of the University of North Texas' Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia. This photograph shows two women pressing the keys on the laptops in front of them.

Photograph of two doctoral thesis booths at CEMIcircles, a festival held at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science celebrating the 50th anniversary of the University of North Texas' Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia. Attendees are gathered around Dan Tramte's "New Media Calls for New Modes of Analysis" and Joseph Lyszczarz's "Physical Modeling: Emulating acoustic systems in the digital domain" displays.

Photograph of Benjamin Shirey at CEMIcircles, a festival held at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science celebrating the 50th anniversary of the University of North Texas' Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia. Shirey is standing behind a theremin and next to a poster containing information about the instrument.

Photograph of Dan Tramte at CEMIcircles, a festival held at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science celebrating the 50th anniversary of the University of North Texas' Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia. Tramte is standing next to a poster titled, "New Media Calls for New Modes of Analysis."

Photograph of Dan Tramte (right) at CEMIcircles, a festival held at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science celebrating the 50th anniversary of the University of North Texas' Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia. Two event attendees are watching as Tramte demonstrates the use of tA/v\Am (the Audio/Visual Analysis Machine) on the videogame "LIMBO."

Photograph of Joseph Lyszczarz at CEMIcircles, a festival held at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science celebrating the 50th anniversary of the University of North Texas' Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia. Lyszczarz is standing next to a poster titled, "Physical Modeling: Emulating acoustic systems in the digital domain."

Photograph of Mary Karen Clardy playing flute for Cindy McTee's "Bricolage" in the Merrill Ellis Intermedia Theater (MEIT) during CEMIcircles, a festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of the University of North Texas' Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia. A large projector screen displays surrealistic imagery on the wall behind Clardy.

Photograph of Andrew May on stage in Voertman Hall during CEMIcircles, a festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of the University of North Texas' Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia. This photograph shows May standing in front of the setup for Scott Deal's "The Rush of the Brook Stills the Mind" performance.

Photograph of Andrew May speaking in the Merrill Ellis Intermedia Theater (MEIT) during CEMIcircles, a festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of the University of North Texas' Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia.

Photograph of the audience at Voertman Hall during CEMIcircles, a festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of the University of North Texas' Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia.

Photograph of Benjamin Tate playing alto saxophone for Rodney Waschka II's "CHATting Up" in Voertman Hall during CEMIcircles, a festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of the University of North Texas' Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia.

Photograph of the cake at CEMIcircles, a festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of the University of North Texas' Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia. This photograph shows a rectangular cake with the acronym "CEMI" written in fondant.

Photograph of Butch Rovan (right) and two young women sitting at a dining table during a reception for CEMIcircles, a festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of the University of North Texas' Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia.

Photograph of Panayiotis Kokoras (right) and five others sitting at a dining table during a reception for CEMIcircles, a festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of the University of North Texas' Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia.

Photograph of Benjamin Shirey (2nd from left) and three others sitting at a dining table during a reception for CEMIcircles, a festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of the University of North Texas' Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia.

Photograph of Ermír Bejo (center), Joseph Lyszczarz (right), and others sitting at a dining table during a reception for CEMIcircles, a festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of the University of North Texas' Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia.

Photograph of Chris Carrasco playing percussion for Brian Sears' "Neon Rush" in Voertman Hall during CEMIcircles, a festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of the University of North Texas' Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia.

Photograph of Elizabeth McNutt playing flute for Andrew May's "A Room Full of Ghosts" in Voertman Hall during CEMIcircles, a festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of the University of North Texas' Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia.

Photograph of Heidi Klein singing soprano for Robert Frank's "Alone With My Thoughts" in Voertman Hall during CEMIcircles, a festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of the University of North Texas' Center for Experimental Music and Intermedia.

Photograph of Jarosław Kapuściński performing "Juicy" in the University of North Texas' Merrill Ellis Intermedia Theater. Kapuściński is playing the piano as a large screen displays a kiwi slice.

Photograph of Jarosław Kapuściński performing "Juicy" in the University of North Texas' Merrill Ellis Intermedia Theater. Kapuściński is playing the piano as a large screen displays a kiwi slice.

Photograph of Jarosław Kapuściński performing "Juicy" in the University of North Texas' Merrill Ellis Intermedia Theater. A large screen displays six blueberries on a grid, with four smashed and two intact.

Photograph of Jarosław Kapuściński performing "Juicy" in the University of North Texas' Merrill Ellis Intermedia Theater. Kapuściński is playing the piano as a large screen displays twelve blueberries on a grid, with eleven smashed and one intact.