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The Great ImmensityIn the fall of 2009, the Princeton Environmental Institute (PEI) and the Lewis Center for the Arts initiated a yearlong collaborative project lying at the intersection of the environment and the performing arts. The collaboration is part of a continuing effort to create linkages between PEI's research and academic programs and the Humanities at Princeton. PEI Barron Visiting Professors
The project is being led by this year's PEI Barron Visiting Professors in the Humanities and the Environment — Steven Cosson and Michael Friedman. With input from Princeton researchers and students and along with experienced theater professionals, Cosson and Friedman are creating an interpretive theatrical piece with music — The Great Immensity — that examines the current environmental crisis including themes involving climate change and global sustainability. Steve Cosson comes to Princeton as founding Artistic Director of the acclaimed New York city-based investigative theater company The Civilians. Michael Friedman is a composer and lyricist and a founding Associate Artist of The Civilians. Fall 2009 Dinner Series and Spring CoursePrinceton students have an opportunity to participate in the creative process through a dinner series this fall and an Atelier class taught in the spring semester through the Lewis Center for the Arts. Admission to the course is by invitation only (Application deadline Nov 17, 2009). The PlayThe project will culminate in the production of the play The Great Immensity at McCarter's Berlind Theatre in Princeton on April 16-17, 2010. To receive project updates, please join The Great Immensity Facebook Group. Important DatesNovember 10 November 17 November 19-20 April 16-17, 2010 Join Us
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