George Ferrandi JUMP!STAR artist talk at the Ulrich Museum
JUMP!STAR is a social sculpture conceived and directed by George Ferrandi and presented by Harvester Arts, Symphony in the Flint Hills and Chamber Music at The Barn. It's a little-known fact that the North Star that was overhead when the pyramids were built is not the same star as our North Star now (Polaris).
In about a thousand years, a completely different star will be our North Star. Because of a slight wobble in the Earth's rotation, the pole star position is not fixed. Our "guiding light" changes. Isn't this amazing? We're really curious how a transition on the celestial scale would be marked and celebrated here on Earth. We are planning that celebration now and need your help. Join us to learn how musicians, dancers, scientists, artists, storytellers, foodies and anyone interested can be involved.
JUMP!STAR is a celebration and an attempt to invent the traditions -- a thousand years in advance -- that can be hypothetically passed down to celebrate the eventual changing of the North Star. From now until a culminating event in 2019, JUMP!STAR will host workshops, lectures, performances and events celebrating our collective future by honoring our new North Star.
This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. More information can be found at http://www.jumpstar.love. This JUMP!STAR event is sponsored by the Hotel at Oldtown, Hotel at Waterwalk and the Ulrich Museum of Art.