Elemental, Glasgow Science Centre, 17 October, 2016

17 October, 2016
Glasgow Science Centre
50 Pacific Quay, G51 5PA
Ticket Price: £5 – Available to book online now!
Elemental is a unique exploration of science, art and the universe showcased under the spectacular dome theatre of the planetarium. Poets, musicians, sound and video artists – and world-renowned science writer John Gribbin – have collaborated to present the world of the most literary, dazzling and passionate stars.
The show has many exciting components: Legendary UK experimental musicians Nurse with Wound’s work is based on the theory that the resonant frequency of the Big Bang was F#. Sean M Whelan, Emilie Zoey Baker, Alicia Sometimes and Edinburgh based Ryan Van Winkle are writing for the stars. Science, poetry and music all under the one roof.
For centuries, poets have looked to the skies and attempted to scribble meaning into the galaxies. The novelist Peter de Vries once wrote, ‘The universe is like a safe to which there is a combination, but the combination is locked up in the safe.’ What if we had a key, even if only for a moment? What if we could measure, in words, what we have only imagined?
Einstein took the view, ‘the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible.’ What if he is right?
The artists involved in this show explore four different theories of the beginnings of the universe: The Big Bang, The Theory of Everything, Dark Matter and M Theory. Are these the lost poetic lectures of the beginning of time?
This section: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Related Pages
- Book Launch: The Good Father – Liam McIlvanney
- Take 2: The Adventures of Prince Achmed
- Lost in Translation at GFT
- Videodrome at GFT
- Love and Trouble at GFT
- High Fidelity and Almost Famous at GFT
- Hidden Master – The Legacy of George Platt Lynes at GFT
- The Other Way Around at GFT
- Linda Jaxson Band at the Wyllieum
- Irish Roots Programme – Govanhill International Festival
- Govanhill International Festival 2025
- Clutha Bar Festival Weekend 2025
- Book Launch:’She Wakes Me Up” – Willy Maley
- Marginalia – The Stand Comedy Club
- When We Were Young – Touring Theatre at Cottiers
- Madison Violet at Cottiers
- Lens on Legacy – Spotlight on Glasgow’s At-Risk Buildings
- Bard in the Botanics 2025
- Gregor Smith Exhibition, Glasgow Print Studio
- GFT Programme for July 2025
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.