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Hey folks! "An astrophysicist, a dancer, and a filmmaker walk into a bar..." It sounds like a setup for a joke, doesn't it? But our unlikely collaboration is one of the most beautiful parts of the Song of the Stars (http://www.songofthestars.org) project. We're taking people from incredibly different disciplines and creating something truly unique: a blend of science and art to bring astronomy to new audiences. And what a team we've put together! Here's who they are and what we've accomplished so far: * Cassia Cramer: The Artistic Director of Seven Dance Company who has led the choreography and is currently guiding the dancers to polish the routines. * Kai Staats: A professional filmmaker (if you paid attention to the gravitational wave announcement the other week, you saw his handiwork in action) who has designed our marketing documents and will lead the filming via his company, Over the Sun Productions. * Leo Buono: A 30-year veteran of documentary film who will be the Director of Photography at the premiere. * Leonardo Carrizo: Our professional photographer who captured stunning images and tons of behind-the-scenes footage. * Mary Tarantino and Andy Baker: Perhaps the best lighting design team in the country, they will make the stage come alive at the premiere. * Barb Thompson: Our full-time sponsorship manager and marketing director, she's pulled the businesses of our community together to support the live performance. She's also leading a team of marketing students from Ohio University. * Mike Cairns: A virtual reality guru, his company, Infinite Impact, will film the dances in 360 degrees. * Ty Owen: COSI's theater manager, he'll be using his skills to develop the planetarium version of the film. * John Beacom: The Director of OSU's CCAPP, after the premiere he will be assisting in developing the educational supplements and teacher guides. Choreography, music, lighting, marketing, education. We're all set for the premiere on April 21st in Columbus. But here's the thing: we don't want something this special to just be limited to one city. I mean, come on, how many times does something like this happen??? We want to share it with the world - with you! Next week we'll be launching a Kickstarter campaign to bring this project to a perfect close by creating a film of the premiere and a 360-degree virtual reality and planetarium experience. We need your help. Yes, I'll be begging you for money - a quick reminder just before the campaign launches on March 12th, and a few updates in the following weeks. If you're not interested, that's cool, you can unsubscribe below and we'll still be friends. But if you do contribute, not only do you get warm fuzzy feelings from helping to make something awesome, but you'll also get fantastic swag like autographed posters and VR headsets. You can check out our K (http://www.songofthestars.org/kickstarter) ickstarter preview page (http://www.songofthestars.org/kickstarter) for more info, and please feel free to forward this message to every single person you know. Thank you! Yours in science and dance, Paul Sutter Dept. of Astronomy The Ohio State University Executive Producer P.S. If you live near Columbus you totally need to buy tickets (http://www1.ticketmaster.com/event/05005053CE0D6583) ! ============================================================ Our mailing address is: Active Galaxy Productions PO Box 3322 Columbus, OH 43210-3322 USA Want to change how you receive these emails? You can ** update your preferences (http://pmsutter.us12.list-manage.com/profile?u=8f918fa041ca76e1f1e5f7e42&id=65629d10d9&e=1b31a2936e) or ** unsubscribe from this list (http://pmsutter.us12.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=8f918fa041ca76e1f1e5f7e42&id=65629d10d9&e=1b31a2936e&c=d4b2eb65d7) .
