Dear friends,
The Daughters of Hypatia celebrates great mathematical women throughout history, telling their stories with playful dances exploring circular motifs, colorful projection of live video mosaics, young girls’ complex clapping games, surprising audience interactions, and more. The four dancers, Jane Real, Saki, Lila Salhov, and Laurel Shastri recount intriguing stories from the women’s lives and perform dynamic dances inspired by their mathematical work. This is the latest work integrating dance and mathematics by choreographer Karl Schaffer. Tickets are available (it is a small theater, buy tickets in advance!) at
Hypatia.TicketLeap.com.
There will be school matinees during the preceding week, 4/7 to 4/11, but contact us for more details.
More information:
MoveSpeakSpin.org
karl_s...@yahoo.com
831-480-5114
Guest choreography and performance by sarah-marie belcastro, choreographic contributions by the dancers. Music by VI Hart, Zambra, Victor Spiegel. Tessellation designs by Marjorie Rice. Video mosaic software by Kevin Lee. Guest text by Sue Geller. Photos by Steve DiBartolomeo
Some responses to the 2012 performance of Daughters of Hypatia:
“Karl Schaffer is brilliant at combining exciting dance movement with information. Daughters of Hypatia is a tremendously important celebration of the many women who have not only triumphed in the mathematical field, but whose work has changed the course of mathematical understanding. In today’s culture where girl’s t-shirts proclaim, “allergic to algebra” or and “Girls can’t do Math” - we all need to be reminded of the extraordinary contributions females have made to this field. Daughters of Hypatia exceeds all expectations to create a fast paced and exceptional program of entertainment and vital information.” - Ann Simonton, Coordinator and Founder of Media Watch
"Girls growing up in our society are under tremendous social pressure to avoid math because they hear that math isn't something girls do. But if girls cut their math education short, they severely limit their career choices, and cripple our economy. One of the best ways to change the social stigma around girls and math is to celebrate female math heroes. Throughout history women have always been part of the mathematical world, but none of their names are well known. The Daughters of Hypatiais a highly entertaining and informative show that cleverly grabs the traditional image of women gracefully dancing in a circle and turns it into a symbol of mathematical power and collegial support. Not only do we hear the personal stories of dozens of women mathematicians, we see them acted out by skilled female dancers, who themselves embody the idea that mathematics is women's work, completely intertwined with the arts and women's lives. I can't think of a better way to introduce children and adults to the history of women in mathematics."
- Scott Kim, Mathematician, Puzzle and Game Designer.
Sponsored by West End Studio Theatre, funded in part by a grant from the Arts Council Santa Cruz County. |
