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Light not only transmits information, but also lets us explore the Universe on some enormous
scales. Its presence, as well as its absence, gives scientists invaluable clues adding to our
knowledge of the origins of the Universe and its evolution. Every day, increasingly sensitive
instruments detect more and more information on the visible and invisible matter that
surrounds us.
Dark Universe:
Voyage to the Heart of Dark Matter
Dark Universe is a 360° immersive show designed by a team of astrophysicists and scientific
visualization experts from the American Museum of Natural History, the California Academy
of Sciences and GOTO INC. They used the most recent scientific data to accurately describe
both the visible and invisible sides of the Universe. Dark Universe ushers us into a new era
of astronomical discoveries and answers some timeless questions. The adventure begins some
100 million light-years away from Earth and focuses on enigmatic cosmic phenomena thanks to
exquisite renderings of stars and galaxy clusters on an infinitely large scale.
Multimedia show
French adaptation: Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium
Venue: Chaos Theatre
Writers: Matthieu Balay/Sébastien Giguère
Audience: ages 7 and up
Director: Sébastien Gauthier
Length: 23 minutes
Contributors: National Film Board of Canada (NFB)
and Peak media
English narration: Neil deGrasse Tyson
French narration: Luc Langevin
Dark Universe was created by the American Museum of Natural History,
the Frederick Phineas and Sandra Priest Rose Center for Earth and
Space and the Hayden Planetarium, in collaboration with the California
Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, and GOTO INC., Tokyo.
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Pluto: Chronicles of an Ex-Planet
Until now, astronomers have only been able to hypothesize about what Pluto looks like. They’ll see how
accurate they were in mid-July, when the New Horizons probe, launched 9 years ago, comes to within
10,000 km of the dwarf planet. Pluto will reveal its secrets regarding its geological and morphological
make-up, the geography of its surface and the composition of its atmosphere.
A team from the Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium went to Arizona last spring to visit the legendary Lowell
Observatory and film some 360° immersive images of the historic telescope that discovered Pluto in 1930,
along with some of the most beautiful skies visible from Earth.
Pluto: Chronicles of an Ex-Planet is an immersive experience telling the story of this intriguing dwarf planet
that continues to fascinate us even today.
Venue: Milky Way Theatre
Production:
Montréal Space for Life / Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium
Audience: ages 7 and up
Executive Producer and Project Manager: Sébastien Gauthier
Length: 40 minutes
Director: Maxime Pivin Lapointe
Multimedia show with live commentary
Assistant Director: Philippe Baylaucq
Artistic Director: Gwendal Creurer
Music Director: Robert Marcel Lepage
Lyrics (“Nous irons jusqu’à Pluton”): Florence Vallières
Scriptwriters: Maxime Pivin Lapointe, Loïc Quesnel
Production Co-ordinator: Isabelle Pruneau-Brunet
Photos and video: Guillaume Poulin, Sébastien Gauthier
Sound Designer: Benoît Dame
Assistant Sound Designer: Nicolas Borycki
Graphic Designers: Sarah Ouellet, George Simeo, François
Guinaudeau, Maxime Pivin Lapointe, Sébastien Gauthier,
Simon A Bélanger
Image Post-production: Sindre Ulvik Péladeau,
Emmanuel Suquet, Bruno Colpron and Rémi Boucher
Image Post-production Assistant: Maxime Roz
Music: Early Jazz Band and Nicolas Borycki
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