What if Icarus traveled not to the sun but to a black hole? This 40-minute orchestral work is a mesmerizing adaptation of Icarus at the Edge of Time, Brian Greene’s 2008 book for children. A re-imagining of the Greek myth, which brings Einstein’s concepts of relativity to visceral, emotional life, it features music by Philip Glass, a script adapted by Greene and David Henry Hwang and film created and directed by Al and Al.
The World Science Festival returns to New York City June 2-6 with a sweeping program of cutting-edge science, making the esoteric understandable and the familiar fascinating. The world’s leading scientific minds will be joined by renowned artists and celebrated thinkers, for a five-day celebration of science through discourse and debate, dance and theater, film and the visual arts.
Please visit the World Science Festival website for more information about all the events taking place throughout New York City.
2010 World Science Festival Signature Ticket Packages are available for those who plan to attend multiple events.
