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The performing arts can bring science to a wide
audience. This event showcases outstanding examples of entertainment that also
informs.
This event will feature:
• Excerpts from Einstein’s Dreams, an
enchanting new musical inspired by the best-selling 1993 novel of the same title
by Alan Lightman. The work explores the concept of time as expressed in the
fictional dreams of young Albert Einstein. Book by Joanne Sydney Lessner with
music by Joshua Rosenblum.
• Science and Dance: The Physics of Ballet. Much of science is invisible, mathematical, and abstract, but a dancer's
movements bring to life concepts of physics that are easily understood and
deepen one's appreciation of the art form. Presenters: Kenneth Laws, Professor
of Physics (and ballet instructor), Dickinson College, plus Sara Michelle
Murawski, a young ballerina.
• Excerpts from the new play Thread of Life
about the role of the scientist Rosalind Franklin in the discovery of the double
helix structure of DNA. Written by Rita Nachtmann. Performed by Break A Leg
Productions. Courtesy of the Ensemble Studio Theatre/Sloan Project
More Information
Previous performances:
Einstein's Dreams:
http://web.gc.cuny.edu/ashp/nml/artsci/einstein.html
The Physics of Ballet:
http://web.gc.cuny.edu/ashp/nml/artsci/dance.html
Thread of Life:
http://web.gc.cuny.edu/ashp/nml/artsci/thread_of_life.htm
Break A Leg
Productions: http://www.breakalegproductions.com/
The event will be in Elebash Recital Hall at The
Graduate Center of the City University of New York, 365 Fifth Ave. (at 34th
St.), NYC.
Admission is free. Please RSVP to
212.817.7520
For more information, contact Adrienne Klein:
aklein@gc.cuny.edu
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