2019: A Space Festival

Partnering with the Exploratorium, the California Academy of Sciences, and Z Space, the festival presented musicians, performers, photographers, artist-engineers, conceptual artists, game designers and drag queens, all charged with bringing the exploration of space to immersive, educational and entertaining life over the course of three days.

Special Thanks to: 

Our Programs

A range of performances and installations exploring our new space age, the extraordinary scientific advances in this field, and how they change the way we see ourselves and Earth. 

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Heisenberg

Janani Balasubramanian
2019
MAXlive
Pier 15, the Embarcadero, San Francisco
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Kronos Eclipse

Wayne Grim and the Kronos Quartet
2019
MAXlive
Pier 15, the Embarcadero, San Francisco
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Extraterrestrial: A Drag Invasion

Tye Olson
2019
MAXlive
Z Space, 450 Florida St, San Francisco
Star Stories

Star Stories

The Lakota Youth from South Dakota’s Rosebud Sioux Reservation
2019
MAXlive
California Academy of Sciences
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Living/Distance

Xin Liu
2019
MAXlive
Pier 15, the Embarcadero, San Francisco
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The Outer Space

Ethan Lipton and his Orchestra
2019
MAXlive
Z Space, 450 Florida St, San Francisco
A Space Festival

The Overview Effect

Lynn Rosen
2019
MAXlive
SF Playhouse
Remote Dance

If Robots Could Dance (Pas De Deux)

Alexander Reben, Alice Sheppard
2019
MAXlive
Exploratorium
Intergalactic Travel Bureau

Intergalactic Travel Bureau

Dr. Jana Grcevich
2019
MAXlive
Exploratorium
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Spacewoman of the Underground

Christine Zuercher
2019
MAXlive
Exploratorium
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Outta This World Poetry Slam

Youth Speaks
2019
MAXlive
Cal Academy

Featured Artists and Scientists

Our collaborators who are dedicated to illuminating scientific exploration through artistic expression and shared experiences.

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Youth Speaks

Organization
Jana Grcevich

Dr. Jana Grcevich

Physicist
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Janna Levin

Scientist
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Christine Zuercher

Artist
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Edgar Medina

Artist
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Lynn Rosen

Artist / Director
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Julia DeMarines

Scientist
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Tye Olson

Artist
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Sally Katz

Board of Advisor
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Dr. Penelope Boston

Board of Advisor
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Season 2019-20

Programming outside of the Space Festival 

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We Chose to Go to the Moon

John Monsky
2019
MAXlive
Carnegie Hall
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Onur Subtitles

Read Subtitles Aloud

Onur Karaoglu, Kathryn Hamilton
2020
MAXlive
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If robots could dance at home

If Robots Could Dance | At Home

Alice Sheppard, Alex Reben
2019
MAXlive
Virtual
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Elixir

Elixir

Mar Hwa Wei
2020
MAXmachina
Virtual

These projects are developed in consultation with the following scientists and institutions: Dr. Nicole Clayton, Cambridge University, Dr. Tom Griffiths, Princeton Cognitive Science Institute, Dr. David Haskell, Sewanee: The University of the South, Dr. Carl Schoonover, Columbia University, Dr. Bill Thompson, University of California at Berkeley, and ONX Studio for Extended Reality with Sensorium.

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