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Curie Me Away + Tesla

"CURIE ME AWAY" From growing up in occupied Poland, where higher education of women was forbidden by law, to becoming the first woman to win the Nobel Prize, her [Marie Curie] life story is one laced with tragedy but ultimately a triumph over seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Core chemistry concepts: compounds and reactions, groupings on the periodic table, transmutation, radioactive half-life, are reinforced through lyrical metaphor in a biography of discovery.

"TESLA EX MACHINA" is an energetic theatrical biography featuring live electrical science. In 1892, the famed inventor Nikola Tesla awoke with partial amnesia. Using his incredible willpower, he pieced his life back, memory by memory. Ricky Coates examines science and humanity through a virtuosic one-man performance, featuring demonstrations of a tesla coil, direct and indirect currents, and robotics. TESLA EX MACHINA is a touching exploration of memory, family, and what it means to be human in an age of technology.