April 15, 2009

MEDIA CONTACT: Nick Massella
202-994-3087; massella@gwu.edu

DANCE PROJECT PREMIERES ON RESEARCHCHANNEL TV APRIL 22

Poetic Voyage Through Space from the Sun to Earth

EVENT: 

Maida Withers, professor of theatre and dance at The George Washington University, presents Dance of the Auroras - Fire in the Sky, a poetic voyage through space from the sun to earth. Showcasing a performance of artistic modernity, the performance uses dance, music and cyber art to recreate the mystic luminaries of auroras. This international project reclaims the connections between science and art and technology and the natural world, drawing the audience into a ritual both ancient and new.

TV PREMIERE:

On ResearchChannel TV:  

April 22, 2009; 7am, 1pm, 7pm (EST)
April 23, 2009; 1am (EST)

For local listings, visit http://www.researchchannel.org/prog/where.asp.

ONLINE:

Available now at http://www.researchchannel.org/prog/displayevent.aspx?rID=28801&fID=345#.

BACKGROUND:

Dance of the Auroras - Fire in the Sky was one of five funded projects by the Research Channel this past year.

ResearchChannel was founded by a consortium of leading research and academic institutions to share the valuable work of their researchers with the public. ResearchChannel is now available to nearly 38 million satellite and cable television subscribers, and the Web site is visited by 2 million visitors each year. The channel is also available on more than 80 university- and school-based cable systems in the United States and in other countries.

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