Lotus, a 19-year-old dance student on a quest for meaning, struggles as she witnesses
the world around her falling apart. On the brink of giving up on college, she meets a
mentor who introduces her to the 13.8 billion year scientific story of the Cosmos.
Lotus discovers a unique capacity to see back in time prompting her to contemplate her
place in the Universe. While Lotus’ philosophy poet peer-group cracks the code on
every current issue concerning humanity, Lotus feels the call of a reoccurring dream she
has of a dark-haired woman galloping on horseback under the Milky Way.
Created as a collaboration between University of Colorado Boulder’s Fiske Planetarium
and Colorado University’s Theater & Dance Department, together with a local playwright
Rebecca Sophia Strong, and local musicians it is a cultural program that integrates
traditional stage theater with digital planetarium imagery.
This artist driven project inextricably links the arts, science and technology and is a
response to the growing sense of globalized anxiety in young adults due to racism,
climate change and a lack of a sense of belonging – we aim to inspire hope and agency
in young people.
Performed in at the Versant Power Astronomy Center’s Jordan Planetarium by True
North Theatre on November 7, 8, 14 &; 15. Special School show booking available on
November 12 – contact the planetarium for details.
Tickets are $20 each. Tickets may be purchased online, by phone at (207) 581-1341, or at our ticket box office prior to the show.
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