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- Philip Glass
Icarus at the Edge of Time (2010)
- Dunvagen Music Publishers Inc (World)
Commissioned and produced by World Science Festival (New York) and Southbank Centre (London) with the Royal Society. Co-commissioned by Associazione Festival della Scienza, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Glasgow’s Concert Halls and University of California at Berkeley World Premiere at World Science Festival and European Premiere at Southbank Centre 2010
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- 35 min
Programme Note
Based on the Book by Brian Greene
Music by Philip Glass
Narration by Brian Greene and David Henry Hwang
with Film by Al and Al
What if Icarus travelled not to the sun but to a black hole? This 40-minute full orchestral work is a mesmerizing adaptation of Icarus at the Edge of Time, Brian Greene’s book for children. A re-imagining of the Greek myth, which brings Einstein’s concepts of relativity to visceral, emotional life, it features an original score by Philip Glass, script adapted by Greene and David Henry Hwang, and film created and directed by Al + Al.
Music by Philip Glass
Narration by Brian Greene and David Henry Hwang
with Film by Al and Al
What if Icarus travelled not to the sun but to a black hole? This 40-minute full orchestral work is a mesmerizing adaptation of Icarus at the Edge of Time, Brian Greene’s book for children. A re-imagining of the Greek myth, which brings Einstein’s concepts of relativity to visceral, emotional life, it features an original score by Philip Glass, script adapted by Greene and David Henry Hwang, and film created and directed by Al + Al.
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