Cellular Dance

a multimedia ballet animating the motions of living cells through science, poetry, music, and dance

Cellular Dance is part of Multiverse’s mission to bring artists, scientists and musicians together in collaborative projects that shed light on the world from fundamentally new perspectives. We believe that the best creative teams incorporate all of the aspects of STEAM (adding Arts to the familiar acronym) and that by working together, we can share our insights with the widest possible audience.

Clips

Time-lapse footage of a Drosophila (fruit fly) embryo. Footage by by Tomer et al 2012, music by David Ibbett, violin performed by Sarah Ibbett.

“It is not birth, marriage, or death, but gastrulation which is truly the most important time in your life”

— Lewis Wolpert

The Team

Meg Anderson, choreographer

David Ibbett, composer

Haley Day, dancer

Jacob Regan, dancer

Alexey Veraksa, cell biologist

The Premiere

Watch the live lectures and full ballet from the premiere at UMass Boston: