Shaking Up the Climate Conversation, With Dance
17:19 minutes
An unusual scene played out under the American Museum of Natural History’s iconic blue whale on Wednesday. More than 30 dancers raced, pushed, and teetered on tiptoe in a dance that contemporary ballet choreographer Karole Armitage described as climate change “consciousness raising.” The dance, “On the Nature of Things,” was a collaboration between Armitage and biologist Paul Ehrlich. The aim of this cross-disciplinary experiment? To see if dance, art, and narrative can shift the conversation on climate change.
Segment Guests
Paul Ehrlich
Paul Ehrlich is a professor of biology and population studies at Stanford University in Stanford, California.
Karole Armitage
Karole Armitage is artistic director of Armitage Gone! Dance in New York, New York.
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About Annie Minoff
@annieminoffAnnie Minoff is a producer for The Journal from Gimlet Media and the Wall Street Journal, and a former co-host and producer of Undiscovered. She also plays the banjo.