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ART + SCIENCE event online

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We've finished our first Digital Art + Science event! Blue Ceiling dance’s Art + Science events were originally public events at Swansea Town Hall in Toronto, bringing together work in progress from the dance company and casual presentations and discussions with local scientists about their work. We aimed to spark conversations about creativity and the processes of making art and doing science in a relaxed, fun atmosphere. With the restrictions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, we decided to try a different way. At first we thought we would just film the same kind of things that happened in-person, but what evolved was a more impressionistic approach. The contribution of theoretical ecologist and writer Dr. Madhur Anand shaped our Art + Science Event #3, as she offered readings from her new book “This Red Line Goes Straight to Your Heart”, a poetic text full of science. click on photo to take you to the video Blue Ceiling dance shows excerpts from our rehearsals and research for “