[ASA] Sydney ASA members - astronomy play and panel discussion, Seymour Centre

[John O'Byrne]

ASA members in Sydney in October may be interested in the following:


The Seymour Centre is hosting the world premiere of "Ear to the Edge of Time", a play by award-winning playwright Alana Valentine. It runs 11-27 October.

https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/lR2jC3Q8Z2FwAOljig3FPB?domain=seymourcentre.com

Inspired by true events and interviews with astrophysicists and astronomers all over the world, Valentine has written a captivating drama about a young radio astronomer who makes a universe-shifting discovery, only for her work to be taken over by her older, male, supervisor. As she wrestles with her frustration and the potential consequences of speaking out, the decision about whether to go public is taken out of her hands when a poet publishes a contentious verse about her work.

The performance on 16 October will be followed by a Sydney Ideas forum, "Is art more truthful than science?", with a panel including Geraint Lewis, Zdenka Kuncic and Tara Murphy.

Helen Sim says:
Alana did a reading of the play at CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science a while back, with astronomers reading the parts of, well, astronomers. We then discussed the issues the play raised. I thought it was a great piece of work.




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