'Pluto Dances' is a piece I composed in collaboration with the Effervescent Collective dance company. It is scored for 3 percussionists, violin, cello, bass, and electronics. It was written as a graphic score, with each part consists of a series of repeating cells written in traditional notation as well as a graphic part that is interpreted according to instructions. All of the parts allow for, and depend on, improvisational choices by the performers that give the music a sense of fluidity that could not be achieved with a strictly composed score. All of the drums have sensors attached to them that trigger electronic sound tuned to the resonances of the strings, providing tonal as well as rhythmic interplay between the two sections. The performers take cues from the dancers and vice versa, bringing the two together in a more collaborative way than much traditional music for dance. 'Pluto Dances' was performed at the Lumberhaus studio October 1st-3rd, 2010.