Wednesday, October 19, 2011

We're saved!: UCLA professor of intercultural performance curates a global warming hoax show that will take a fossil-fueled cross-country tour to raise our awareness of the alleged evils of fossil-fueled travel

The Way They Move | Review | Tucson Weekly
The Pacific Islands show, Water Is Rising, features artists from the tiny islands of Tuvalu, Tokelau and Kiribati. Curated by a UCLA professor of intercultural performance, the multimedia concert is designed to highlight the potential cultural losses of global warming, says Darsen Campbell of UApresents. Each of the islands is only 6 to 9 feet above sea level, and should the melting of the polar ice caps trigger even a small rise in the water, the land could be obliterated. Some 113,500 people would be displaced.
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After debuting at UCLA last weekend, Water Is Rising will tour to 15 venues around the United States, mostly in universities and museums. The UA has put together a noontime discussion panel, led by Nobel Prize-winning climatologist/UA professor Jonathan Overpeck. "Vanishing Islands: Culture and Climate Change," which includes UA professors and
Tour Dates | Water is Rising
Oct. 15: University of California, Los Angeles, CA
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Nov. 12: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

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