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April 8, the moon will cross the path of sunlight and the face of the earth will be darkened…momentarily. It is a moment beyond human control, an awesome confluence of the elements. Inspired faculty, students and staff of the College of Arts and Media have teamed up with others across the university, the community of Carbondale and the state for a rich feast of cross-disciplinary creative/scientific expressions… Here’s a quick list:
The Eclipse Show
Directed by Matt Williams – School of Theater and Dance, with 200 singers, dancers, gymnasts, and musicians. along with live Jumbo-Tron Telescope Video of the Total Solar Eclipse from Mazatlan to Maine throughout the day.
80 Marching Salukis
Solar Steam
This innovative presentation aims not just to showcase the eclipse as it makes its journey from Mexico, across the heart of the United States, to Canada, but to deepen the viewer's understanding of space and heliophysics through a richly interactive and enlightening experience. Our live-streamed show is designed to harness the collective curiosity and enthusiasm of a diverse audience. We will share the awe-inspiring beauty of this celestial phenomenon with people around the world through a live broadcast on our YouTube Live channel, online programming, social media, planetarium shows, amateur astronomer and citizen science engagement. By offering a front-row seat to the eclipse via multiple telescope feeds strategically positioned across North America, we ensure a comprehensive view of the event in all its glory.
SolarSTEAM boasts of world class team of highly experienced broadcast media specialists, scientists, amateur astronomers, technologists and educators. CAM’s Associate Professor Karla Berry, school of media arts, partners with Corinne Brevik, Robert Baer, Harvey Henson, all of Southern Illinois University Carbondale and Michelle Nichols of the Adler Planetarium of Chicago.
Other Key Participants:
Spencer FilmsSIU Alumni
Dennis Galloway, School of Media Arts
SOMA Student Personnel:
Alyssa Krueger
Nathan Culli
Sean Hopewell
Alayna Hinman
Kaylee Wobig
Riley Needham
Jonah Jovi Drew
Yepsen Ashish
AJ Rice
Gavin Melton
SIU SOMA Student Volunteers:
Kaylin Williams
Grant Ellett
Dahlia Dahl
Carter Bugner
Ash Holland
Passing Into Shadow – A Collaborative Art Installation
Art installation of cultural narratives and images, combined with high-tech photography and scientific facts, which, taken together, demonstrate the solar eclipse’s significant influence on communities, beliefs, and individuals. This multi-month, multicultural, multidisciplinary public arts and science project is open to the public from January 25 through April 13, 2024 at ArtsSpace 304 Carbondale.The Daily Egyptian – Special Collectors’ Editions
The Daily Egyptian will have more than a dozen reporters and photographers in the field covering different aspects of the eclipse. The DE will publish a live blog aggregating social posts from across the path of totality, with a primary focus on southern Illinois. There will be two special editions-and eclipse preview the week before and a review the Wednesday following with the most visual “collectors editions”
Into the Darkness is a concert of choral and band music celebrating the mystery, beauty and phenomena of the eclipse. The concert is headlined by the world premier of “Into the Darkness” written by Caroline KyungA Ahn.
