THE HAMMER AND THE FEATHER

When:
Wednesday, May 04, 2022 8:00p -
Thursday, May 05, 2022 9:00p

Where:
MIT Music & Theater Arts
345 Vassar Street
Cambridge, MA 02139

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Admission:
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The show’s title comes from an event in 1971 when Apollo 15 astronaut David Scott proved Galileo’s theory of gravity by dropping a hammer and a feather on the Moon (they fell at an identical rate). 


The Hammer and the Feather, an immersive audio and visual installation, takes its name from the experiment performed on Earth’s moon by U.S. astronaut David Scott, which proved Galileo’s assertion that gravity exerts an equal force on all objects. Developed at MIT by technical instructor Christian Frederickson and visual artist and filmmaker Greg King, The Hammer, and the Feather uses the architecture of the liturgical mass as a structural and conceptual framework to create a contemplative and spiritual environment where audience participants can connect with large questions and pursue their own inquiries into the nature of existence. Bridging humanistic and scientific inquiry, the piece uses gravity as a poetic and conceptual departure point for musical, visual, and sonic material.


May 4-5, 2022 / 8pm

MIT Theater Arts Building, W97-110

345 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA


Christian Frederickson, Technical Instructor in Sound Design in MIT Music and Theater Arts, is a violist, composer, and sound designer who specializes in live music performance for theater and dance.

Website: christianfrederickson.com


Greg King is a CAST Visiting Artist and an award-winning filmmaker, artist, and musician. King is based out of Los Angeles, California, although he is quick to add that he hails from Louisville, Kentucky. His directing work spans documentary films, narrative shorts, experimental art films, music videos, and non-profit promos.

Website: gregking.space

The Hammer and the Feather is presented by the MIT Center for Art, Science & Technology and MIT Music and Theater Arts.

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