Running time: 6:25 minutes
Children of the Stars is the computer animation section of Stellar Scape, a collaboration with Yuanyuan (Kay) He.
StellarScape is an immersive multimedia piece synthesizing music, science, visual art, and technology. The performance includes live musicians, electronic music, and dancers, collaborating with interactive cinematography—fusing kinesthetic and acoustic sensing with cosmic simulation, in real time.
Credits:
Yuanyuan (Kay) He – Director/Composer/Visual Artist/Poet
Chris Impey – Astronomer
Hayley Meier – Choreographer
Winslow Burleson – Human Computer Interaction
Devin Bayly – Interactive Visual Artist
Gustavo Almeida – Sensor Technology
Georgios Cherouvim – Guest Visual Artist
Hayley Meier – Choreographer/Dance
Carson Scott – Stage Technology/Lighting Design
Al Maria Paoli – Narrative
Wiley Ross – Sound Recording
Musicians:
Timothy Kantor – Violin
Nicole Stansbury – Moon drum
Fanya Lin – Piano
Michael Plunkett – Saxophone
Jackie Glazier – Clarinet
Astrophysical Simulation:
Michael Grudic – Starforge Anvil of Creation
Ji-hoon Kim – Agora Planetary Disk
RocketStock Space Engine – Nebula Elements
Special Thanks:
Ellen Mcmahon
Andy Schulz
Misha Harrison
Odaiko Sonora
Student Assistants
Rishav Kumar
Abby Collier
This event is supported by UA Sensor Lab Seed Grant .
Special Thanks: Biosphere 2 and UA School of Theatre, Film & Television, UA College of Fine Arts, UA College of Science and UA School of Information.
Performances
SXSW, 2022
(Austin, USA)
Stellar Scape at Crowder Hall, 2022
(Tucson, USA)
EMM Festival, 2022
(Philip Lynch Theatre, at Lewis University, Chicago, USA)
BreathScape at Biosphere 2, 2022
(Oracle, USA)
