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National Science Week in NT
Our early pick of highlights…
- Giant whale puppet tells The Whale’s Tale – The Gardens
- Art bringing Miocene megafauna back to life – Alice Springs
- Students making Stories in the Sky – multiple locations
More on each of the highlights below.
National Science Week in the Northern Territory is coordinated by Inspired NT. Visit their website: inspirednt.net.
Giant whale puppet tells The Whale’s Tale – The Gardens
When a whale washes up on a beach and is discovered by a child, the whale’s spirit embarks on a journey to find out what is wrong, with the help of one Dr Walrus.
Featuring a 9-metre whale puppet, The Whale’s Tale outdoor interactive theatre show combines playful performance with an inspiring environmental message through the eyes of a child. The show highlights the plight of northern Australian whales and the threat of ocean pollution.
The show is part of the Darwin Festival and will be performed outdoors at the Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory.
Wednesday 14 August. Event details: www.scienceweek.net.au/event/the-whales-tale/the-gardens
Media enquiries: Kirsti Abbott, Kirsti.Abbott@magnt.net.au or 0466 726 525.
Art bringing Miocene megafauna back to life – Alice Springs
How do palaeo-artists reimagine and recreate what an extinct animal looks like when there are no living specimens to paint from life?
Renowned artist and book author Peter Schouten and fellow palaeo-artist and Megafauna Central’s senior curator of earth sciences Dr Adam Yates discuss the methods they used to put flesh, fur, skin, and scales on long extinct creatures and re-imagine their environments.
Megafauna Central will unveil Peter’s large mural showcasing iconic species from the Late Miocene Alcoota fossil assemblage in their main gallery.
Peter and Adam will discuss the unveiled work, and the process and challenges met in its creation.
Saturday 10 August. Event details: www.scienceweek.net.au/event/brushes-with-the-past-unveiling-the-late-miocene-with-peter-schouten/alice-springs
Media enquiries: Sam Arman, samuel.arman@magnt.net.au or 0431 197 171.
Students making Stories in the Sky – multiple locations
Stories in the Sky transforms individual classrooms across the Territory into a celestial sensory experience with learning kits. Students will be immersed in a world of stars as an audio guide takes them through the science and significance of stars and space.
They will go on a guided journey through the physics and chemistry of space and learn how cultures around the world have been guided by the stars for millennia. Inspired by the experience, students then use their learnings to create a new star design using the power of the sun, for inclusion in an augmented reality gallery.
Media enquiries: Sarah Sutcliffe, sarah.sutcliffe@cdu.edu.au or 08 8946 6413.