THEATRICAL WORKS
With works at the intersection of science, lecture and theater, Brian Greene is pioneering a new medium for science popularization. With the World Science Festival, he has created artistically refined performances which tell the stories of science. His latest piece, Light Falls, uses striking projection techniques (developed with 59 Productions, TONY award for An American in Paris), a riveting orchestral score composed by Jeff Beal (House of Cards) to recount Einstein’s dramatic journey toward his greatest achievement, the General Theory of Relativity.
Light Falls
SPACE, TIME, AND AN OBSESSION OF EINSTEIN
A theatrical work illuminating one of the most beautiful ideas ever conceived—the General Theory of Relativity. With innovative projection techniques developed with 59 Productions (An American in Paris) and an original score by Jeff Beal (House of Cards), Light Falls traces Einstein’s electrifying journey, as one intrepid mind took on the universe…and won.
An audio version of Light Falls, with Paul Rudd as Einstein, is now available on Audible.
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Watch more of Brian Greene’s theatrical performances below, including Spooky Action, performed at the World Science Festival
Spooky Action
Theatrical
Spooky Action traces the discovery of quantum mechanics and the upheaval this startling theory caused in our view of reality.
Icarus at the Edge of Time, with Philip Glass
Recent, Theatrical
What if Icarus travelled not to the Sun, but to a black hole? A 40 minute live orchestral piece adapted from Brian Greene's book for children. Original score by Philip Glass. Film directed by AL & AL. Story adapted by Brian Greene and David Henry Hwang.
“A cerebral spectacle that delves into Einstein’s theories, with a theatrical twist.”
“A Multimedia Masterpiece”
“…every moment pulsates with invention…”
“*****”
“Greene keeps the audience engaged with the wonder and mystery of scientific discovery.”
“Speaking for more than 90 minutes without notes, Greene, the master bowsman of string theory, brings the story vividly to life.”