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Media coverage
Title A WONDERFUL, FAMILY FRIENDLY LOOK INTO SPACE. Degree of recognition Regional Media name/outlet GLAM Adelaide Media type Web Duration/Length/Size 500 words Country/Territory Australia Date 24/02/23 Description Dr Sarah Jane Pell is a communicator with a strong message; Space is cool. The human comprehension of what exists outside our solar system is fascinating and Dr Sarah Jane Peel is a proud ambassador for it with her show How to Survive on the Moon.
This family friendly performance is intended to engage the imaginations of people, especially the very enthusiastic children in the audience, about what it would be like to land a craft on the moon. But half way there the craft loses contact with space control so with a crate of equipment, she and the audience have to land and figure out what they would need to survive on the lunar surface. The combination of the worldly experience of some of the older members of the audience were balanced off with the imagination of the younger ones.
The show is a collaboration piece with her and the Museum of Discovery (MOD) at the University of South Australia, an institution that marries the arts and sciences to promote the growth and inspiration of technology and space. As an accomplished performer and academic, Dr Pell is a respected member of the space community. Her dual role as an artist and her work on physical conditioning, Imagineering and astronaut simulations in aquatic environments, is where she has pioneered underwater acrobatics which she has named Aquabatics.
The audience is treated to some glimpses into her use of space and creative visualisation by viewing a series of photos and videos of her time working on the MoonVillage project. The footage of her aquabatics is as fascinating as it sounds. Through the medium of her imaginated lunar environments and aquabatics, we see what it would be like to experience that environment humans will hopefully be exploring soon.
If the one thing Dr Pell was intending to do was to get people interested in lunar exploration, then she achieved it.Producer/Author Simon Lancioune URL https://glamadelaide.com.au/fringe-review-how-to-survive-on-the-moon/ Persons Sarah Jane Pell Title Magic happens when art meets science Degree of recognition Regional Media name/outlet InDaily Media type Web Duration/Length/Size 3000 words Country/Territory Australia Date 17/02/23 Description There’s persuasive rhetoric that depicts art and science as opponents – we can either have creativity or facts, emotion or logic – but a number of intriguing shows at this year’s Adelaide Fringe highlight what can be unlocked when these two different schools of thought come together.
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Throughout the Fringe, MOD. is hosting a series of shows: FLEX, How to Survive on the Moon and Point of Impact – The End of the World as We Know It.
“FLEX is an exhibition exploring how our bodies cope with extremes and limits and pushing the boundaries of what our minds and bodies can achieve,” says Bailey.
“Also, it’s about thinking about human bodies in extreme environments like space, and human space exploration of other planets like Mars.”
How to Survive on the Moon shares a similar subject matter, but offers a different method of exploration. As the title suggests, audiences will be shown how to survive on the Moon.
“Sarah Jane Pell is an artist and researcher who’s done all sorts of incredibly amazing things – looking at how humans cope, physically and emotionally and mentally with extreme environments, like being underwater or being in deep space,” explains Bailey.
“So, she’ll show you how to survive. When people come, the audience attendees will be together on a lunar module that’s crash-landed 50 kilometres from where it’s meant to be. It’s kind of like an interactive, participatory theatre performance.”
Point of Impact is a different experience again, says Bailey. It combines science, the end of the world and comedy.
“We’ll be heading to Mt Gambier and Whyalla with Jason Chong, who is an LA-based comedian, and a panel of UniSA researchers to talk about the end of the world! We will be thinking about topics like dystopian fiction, which is always very popular.
“We don’t want it to be a lecture about the end of the world. We want it to be a fun night out. So that’s where the comedy comes in.”
FLEX is at MOD at UniSA from February 17 until March 18. How to Survive on the Moon is at MOD at UniSA from February 22 until February 24. Point of Impact: The End of the World as We Know It is at the UniSA Mt Gambier Campus on the March 23 and the UniSA Whyalla Campus on March 17.Producer/Author Michelle Wakim URL https://indaily.com.au/inreview/adelaide-fringe/2023/02/17/magic-happens-when-art-meets-science/ Persons Sarah Jane Pell
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| Title | Adelaide Fringe |
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| Location | Venues across Adelaide and South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Period | 13 Feb 2023 → 19 Mar 2023 |
| Link | https://adelaidefringe.com.au/ |
Keywords
- Spaceflight
- Space Habitation
- science communication