This is Your Brain on Art
dtpE - The Deconstructive Theatre Project EXPERIENCE, Event 2
Thursday, September 13, 2012 // 8:00 to 10:00 pm
195 Morgan Ave // $20
Are you curious about what occurs inside your head while you sit in the dark watching a film? How does your mind organize the bombardment of images, voices, music, and light in order to create a cohesive narrative experience? How does your brain keep track of story, why do you empathize so effortlessly with the characters, and what leads you to fall in love with or loathe a film?
This is Your Brain on Art is an interactive panel discussion exploring neuroaesthetics: the study of your brain during an artistic experience, and specifically neurocinematics: the study of your brain on film. The interactive conversation will feature guest cognitive neuroscientists and members of The Deconstructive Theatre Project's performance ensemble and creative team. The conversation will be moderated by the company's Founding Director, Adam J. Thompson.
This is Your Brain on Art is a part of The Deconstructive Theatre Project's dtpE - The Deconstructive Theatre Project EXPERIENCE series. dtpE is a community supported theatre initiative. dtpE events open up conceptual and formal elements of The Deconstructive Theatre Project's annual production, providing participants with opportunities to engage with the development of the piece in collaborative ways. Events are designed to immerse participants in the artistic life cycle of the work by regularly bringing community members together with company artists and partner organizations in social and creative ventures.
Purchase tickets HERE with discount code dtpe3.
Catering for this event is provided by Sigmund's Pretzels, Kettle Corn NYC, and Brooklyn Brewery.
Featuring :
Noah Hutton graduated from Wesleyan University in 2009 where he studied art history and neuroscience. His first documentary feature film, Crude Independence, was an official selection of the 2009 SXSW Film Festival and won Best Documentary Feature at the 2009 Oxford Film Festival. Noah won Best Director at the 2011 FirstGlance Film Festival for his second feature documentary, More to Live For. He currently resides in New York City where he is the Founding Editor of The Beautiful Brain and Creative Director of Couple 3, a production house for independent media. In 2010, he traveled to Lausanne, Switzerland, to begin filming a 10-year documentary about The Blue Brain Project, and in 2011 he directed a series of 30 short films for Scientific American and served as a judge for the 2011 Brain Art Competition.
Dr. M.A. Greenstein is an internationally recognized author, researcher, whole systems thought leader and innovation strategist, George Greenstein Institute (GGI)Founder & Chief Brainiac. She has dedicated her life long energies to advancing the art & neuroscience of creative problem-solving. As a dynamic energizer of holistic systems analysis, a pioneer in new neuro-somatic learning systems and an advocate of “brain smart / mind awake” approaches to tapping insight & harnessing problem solving talents, Dr. Greenstein founded GGI as a neuro-consulting/design thinking lab to encourage 21st century methods of creative learning, living and leadership. With more than two decades of intercultural, arts/sci/design education, mindfulness coaching and innovation strategies research experience under her belt, Dr. Greenstein envisions the future of learning systems enriched by high & low tech platforms that anticipate the needs of learner, whether adult or child.
Dr. Edward Vessel is a cognitive neuroscientist who received his Ph.D. from the University of Southern California and is currently a Research Scientist at the New York University Center for Brain Imaging. His lab conducts research on the neural basis of aesthetic experience and visual preferences using behavioral, psychophysiological, and imaging techniques for measuring preferences, aesthetic responses and information seeking.
Sep 4, 2012 
