In step with video technology

The London Evening Standard called it “startling, thrilling and a brand new artistic expression.” The Guardian called it “a kind of sci-fi apocalypse.” Wayne McGregor simply calls it “Nemesis,” and he should know: He choreographed this 70-minute contemporary showpiece for his Random Dance company to an original rock score by Scanner (performed live), also enlisting video artists Ravi Deepres and hardware from Jim Henson’s Creature Workshop. Don’t expect a linear plot. In “Nemesis,” the watchword is “transformation,” and the work’s U.S. premiere on the UCLA Live series promises to heat up the love affair between dance and technology to a fiery catharsis.

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Random Dance in “Nemesis,” Royce Hall, UCLA. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. $20 to $42. (310) 825-2101.