Armitage Gone! Dance
in the New York Premiere of "Three Theories"
in the New York Premiere of "Three Theories"
Saturday, June 5, 2010, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Internationally renowned choreographer Karole Armitage has created a stunning dance of high-speed duets, sensual undulating moves and shape-shifting formations. Inspired by Brian Greene’s book, The Elegant Universe, Armitage translates key concepts in contemporary physics into a thrilling kinetic ride. Following performances on Friday and Saturday, the choreographer and noted physicists Michio Kaku (Friday), Lawrence Krauss (Saturday afternoon) and Janna Levin (Saturday evening) will discuss the science behind the work and explore how these concepts informed the dance’s development.
Moderator: Steve Mirsky
Participants:
Karole Armitage is a dancer and choreographer widely known for combining disparate styles and themes with the discipline and techniques of classical ballet. Armitage danced with the Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève, Switzerland, and the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, before forming her own New York-based company in the 1980s. She has created dances for numerous companies including American Ballet Theatre, Paris Opera Ballet the White Oak Dance Project, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich, Les Ballets de Monte Carlo, Lyon Opera Ballet, the Washington Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Rambert Dance Company, and most recently, Bern Ballet and Kansas City Ballet.
Internationally known theoretical physicist and best-selling author Lawrence Krauss has focused his research on the intersection on cosmology and elementary particle physics. Dr. Krauss’s work addresses questions about the origin of matter in the universe, Einstein’s theory of general relativity, astrophysics, the future of the universe and the properties and description of the dark energy that is thought to account for most of the universe’s present energy content.
