Joshua Light Show: Fulldome

June 3, 2011 - June 5, 2011

Ticket Info

$40
Enter at 81st Street

Discover how the brain interprets light and sound with an after-hours visit to Brain: The Inside Story. Then, put your brain to the test in a multi-sensory experience in the Hayden Planetarium. For three nights only, New York’s legendary Joshua Light Show presents Fulldome, an eye-popping, 360-degree work of light and sound that explores the neurological phenomenon synesthesia, or the blending of sensory experiences. Led by multimedia artist Joshua White, Joshua Light Show is noted for creating the hallucinatory visuals behind the psychedelic rock bands of the late 1960s—including The Who and The Grateful Dead—at the Fillmore East. This new performance combines the show’s classic analog effects— including the ‘liquid light’ for which it is best known—with contemporary digital approaches to tease the limits of our sensing brains. Joshua Light Show will push the limits of the Hayden Planetarium dome to immerse the audience in an incomparable, extra-sensory experience.

Fulldome will be performed live by Joshua White and his current team of artists, including Ana Matronic of Scissor Sisters, Alyson Denny, Seth Kirby, Brock Monroe, Doug Pope, Bec Stupak, and noted illustrator Gary Panter. An original soundtrack features contributions from percussion artists Laraaji and Z’EV mixed with cosmic electronics by music director Nick Hallett and sound designer Jeff Cook, in addition to the neo-psychedelic rock of Oneida.

8pm: Visit Brain: The Inside Story
9pm: Fulldome Performance