Experiencing Science Through Immersive Theater: A Q&A on The Kepler Project
I did a Q&A for the NEA’s Facebook page! Click on the link to read.
Have you ever heard of a theatrical play integrating with planetarium technology? Performance artist and playwright Nina Wise, artistic director of Motion Institute, created a groundbreaking production called The Kepler Project that does just that. Last year, Motion Institute in San Francisco, California received a $10,000 grant from the NEA to support the development and presentation of a project about German astronomer Johannes Kepler. Wise’s play combines full-dome immersive imagery with live acting, music, computer animation, and sound design to explore the impact of the Scientific Revolution on modern-day culture.
A little over a week ago I wrote a blog post for the National Endowment for the Arts’ Art Works Blog. Check it out by clicking on the link above!
Programs with ArtScience themes—exploring universal ideas, discoveries, innovations, and current topics—can promote greater understanding of humanity and cultural legacy, a topic that is increasingly important in today’s society.
Source: arts.gov
The Internet has provided unprecedented access to shared knowledge assets, materials, fabrication processes, microfunding, and audiences. Networked communication and open source culture have contributed to this shift from artists aiding science to doing science, and will ultimately impact the way scientific knowledge is acquired, utilized, and disseminated.
Source: arts.gov
The Imagine Engine! or Art and Science—a True Story
Bill O’Brien, Senior Advisor for Program Innovation, National Endowment for the Arts
People interested in learning more about how the NEA can support art/science projects in the future are encouraged to join our art/science mailing list by emailing us at artandscience@arts.gov. We would be happy to forward information related to our upcoming Art Works application deadline on August 9th. In the coming months we will also host a webinar highlighting NEA’s funding opportunities and application process to provide further information on how art/science projects can be supported across all agency disciplines via our existing agency funding programs and mechanisms. We hope you’ll join us for these conversations.
Source: maedastudio.com
…film and particularly the manner of its creation, holds steadfast as a prime example of the strength and power inherent in cross-disciplinary thinking that characterizes the dynamic and transversal nature of so many of today’s creative explorations in the field of interactive installations from the work of art, design, and engineering.
