Stimulus/Response: A Nexus of Science & Improvisation

Join us for the NECSS 2013 opening night show! Music, Art, Improv! This event is open to EVERYONE -- no need to register for NECSS to attend! You may register for the show via the NECSS website (http://www.necss.org/register) or via the Meetup. Registration is $25 for the general public and $20 for NECSS attendees (NECSS attendees must register via the NECSS website (http://www.necss.org/register)).

Please note, we will ask for your name and email address so that we may send you ticketing information before the show.

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What happens in your brain at the moment of inspiration? Where do ideas come from? Are they just a product of brain chemistry? A muse? Dumb luck? This real-time experiment will explore the process of creation through improvised music, art, improv from UCB, and thought-provoking discussion by experts in the field of psychology and neuroscience.

Act One: Art & Music

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Multi-instrumental musician George Hrab (http://necss.org/speakers/george-hrab/) will improvise a sophisticated and completely unique musical performance while multidisciplinary artist Roman Hrab (http://necss.org/speakers/roman-hrab/) creates an original artwork, both inspired in real-time by what they see and hear. This unique experience will place the audience right in the middle of the creative process.

Act Two: Science

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Noted physicist and entertainer Brian Wecht (http://necss.org/speakers/brian-wecht/) will moderate a panel discussion and audience Q&A on the science of creation and improvisation. Participants will include George and Roman Hrab, Dr. Steven Novella (http://necss.org/speakers/steve-novella/) (Assistant Professor of Neurology, Yale University School of Medicine), Dr. Heather Berlin (http://necss.org/speakers/heather-berlin/) (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Mount Sinai School of Medicine), and members of the Upright Citizens Brigade and People’s Improv Theater.

Act Three: Comedy

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New York’s top improvisers from the Upright Citizens Brigade and People’s Improv Theater will create spontaneous and hilarious comedy sketches, based only upon suggestions from the audience, a special to-be-announced NECSS speaker, and their own improvisational skills.