This story was originally published by ArtsATL.
Inspired by the legacy and writing of Carl Sagan, “The Mirrored Pool,” a world premiere running Friday through Feb. 22 at the Center for Puppetry Arts, is an exploration in blending eras and genres.
Created by puppeteer Tom Lee in collaboration with the modern classical music group Eighth Blackbird, the production tells the tale of the Golden Record, an interstellar time capsule launched in 1977 in Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 spacecraft. These identical 12-inch gold-plated copper discs were included as a “message in a bottle” to potential extraterrestrial life, containing sounds, music and images of Earth. Voyager 1 is nearing 16 billion miles from Earth, while Voyager 2 is more than 13 billion miles from our planet.
The Center for Puppetry Arts pitches the show, intended for ages 18 and up, as an invitation to audiences “to reflect on humanity’s place in the cosmos.”
The artists aim to inspire audiences of all ages with their own journeys across mediums. Lee will play instruments, while Lisa Kaplan, pianist and executive director of the Grammy-winning Eighth Blackbird, will puppeteer. By blurring the lines of what the piece is and who the performers are, this creative duo invites audiences to contemplate that “anyone can do anything.”
This story was originally published by ArtsATL.
Inspired by the legacy and writing of Carl Sagan, “The Mirrored Pool,” a world premiere running Friday through Feb. 22 at the Center for Puppetry Arts, is an exploration in blending eras and genres.
Created by puppeteer Tom Lee in collaboration with the modern classical music group Eighth Blackbird, the production tells the tale of the Golden Record, an interstellar time capsule launched in 1977 in Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 spacecraft. These identical 12-inch gold-plated copper discs were included as a “message in a bottle” to potential extraterrestrial life, containing sounds, music and images of Earth. Voyager 1 is nearing 16 billion miles from Earth, while Voyager 2 is more than 13 billion miles from our planet.
The Center for Puppetry Arts pitches the show, intended for ages 18 and up, as an invitation to audiences “to reflect on humanity’s place in the cosmos.”
The artists aim to inspire audiences of all ages with their own journeys across mediums. Lee will play instruments, while Lisa Kaplan, pianist and executive director of the Grammy-winning Eighth Blackbird, will puppeteer. By blurring the lines of what the piece is and who the performers are, this creative duo invites audiences to contemplate that “anyone can do anything.”