Science, Form & Film

“WHAT IF… human tissue could be used to make objects? What if…clouds were modified to snow ice cream? What if… we lived in a society where our every thought was public?” Well isn’t that last concept just Twitter? Nevertheless,The Science Gallery on Pearse Street hosts WHAT IF… FUTURE FORM, FUTURE FUNCTION? from 8th October to 13th December 2009. Looks interesting. Also, and this is exciting, they are showing Brazil (YES, BRAZIL!!!!) tomorrow night, 1st October 2009 at 6pm.

RIP Augusto Boal

I just heard that Augusto Boal died in May. Boal founded the Theatre of the Oppressed, a form of radical participitory theatre that sought to empower by questioning existing power structures. Boal was hugely influential and I recommend picking up his books if you are in any way interested in culture, politics, activism or theatre: Theatre of the Oppressed, Games For Actors and Non-Actors and The Rainbow of Desire: The Boal Method of Theatre and Therapy.