Science Gallery hosts BIORHYTHM:LIVE
BIORHYTHM LIVE: presented as part of Science Gallery’s acclaimed Summer 2010 exhibition BIORHYTHM, visited by over 40,000 people to date, brings a dramatic live performance focus to Science Gallery’s exploration of music and the body. Through the prism of science, BIORHYTHM LIVE will refract a view on music that will challenge, entertain, stimulate and provoke legions of music lovers and science geeks alike. There are three performances in the BIORHYTHM: LIVE series, RHYTHM, EMOTION and VOICE.
RHYTHM: 19.00 on 09.09.2010
Performers include star percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie, Ronan Guilfoyle Trio, R.S.A.G and the researchers behind the Clem Burke Drumming Project
Why do we tap our toes to music? Why is so much dance music at 120 beats per minute? How do we learn to follow a beat?
The evening, hosted by radio presenter Gerry Godley, offers three perspectives; the unique insight and rhythmic universe of the extraordinary percussionist Evelyn Glennie, the time manipulations of bassist Ronan Guilfoyle and a revealing collaboration between drummer of the moment R.S.A.G. and scientists Dr Marcus Smith and Dr Steve Draper from the Clem Burke Drumming Project who have been studying the physiology of drumming for over ten years.
EMOTION: 19.00 on 16.09.2010
EMOTION will look at how science can help us unveil music’s magical effect upon us. In this special evening exceptional artists, including Gavin Friday, Kate Ellis and BP Fallon, perform along with leading scientists to illuminate this most pleasurable of subjects, in a relaxed forum that includes audience participation via neural mapping of your brain activity while listening to the music on offer.
VOICE: 19:00 on 01.10.2010
VOICE on Friday 1st October explores the unique instrument of the voice in all its amazing forms - from Beat Boxing master Shlomo through to an up close and personal view of the vocal cords of singer Jennifer Walshe the science gallery is going deep into the vocal world.
Tickets are now on sale at €28/performance or €75 for all three BIORHYTHM: LIVE performances.
Tickets available from www.sciencegallery.com/events or call 01 896 4091
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Science Gallery is an initiative of Trinity College Dublin, and is generously supported by Ulster Bank, the Wellcome Trust, Google, Dell, Wyeth, ICON and PACCAR in addition to government support. Sceince Gallery's media partner is the Irish Times.