High Z Project

High Z Project A group of artists and astrophysicists exploring art, science, and technology through the Nobel Prize-winning discovery of the accelerating universe.

We're a group of artists and astrophysicists at the intersection of art, science, and technology. Together, we're creating High Z, an immersive installation based on the 2011 Nobel Prize-winning discovery of the accelerating expansion of the universe. Follow us to get a behind the scenes look at our process. Led by Canadian sisters, writer Naima Kristel Phillips and astrophysicist Dr. Lara Arielle

Phillips, High Z is an international collaboration with astrophysicist Dr. Keith Davis and theatre artists David Bengali, Fatma Sarah Elkashef, and Dr. Yael Prizant. Join us as we explore the abilities of art and astronomy to inform, inspire and transform human interactions. This project is possible thanks to generous support from the following organizations. Funding:
Canada Council for the Arts
Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts
Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas
Luksic Foundation, University of Notre Dame

Partners:
Digital Visualization Theatre, University of Notre Dame
Langlab, South Bend, Indiana
Playwrights' Workshop Montréal
PRIM Centre

We would also like to thank members of the High-Z Supernova Search Team for sharing their time and stories.

Our team is wrapping up after a creative residency at Boca del Lupo in Vancouver. There were post-its, dinosaurs, and pl...
11/12/2018

Our team is wrapping up after a creative residency at Boca del Lupo in Vancouver. There were post-its, dinosaurs, and plenty of screens -- so you know... stuff happened. 🤣 Naïma Phillips Lara Arielle Phillips Keith Davis Sarah Elkashef David Bengali

Thanks to Lewis Center for the Arts for welcoming us into your wonderful space for a residency with David Bengali! Keith...
06/24/2018

Thanks to Lewis Center for the Arts for welcoming us into your wonderful space for a residency with David Bengali! Keith Davis Lara Arielle Phillips Naïma Phillips Sarah Elkashef Tia James

Having fun with our source materials. Throwback to Arielle and Naïma at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO)
06/21/2017

Having fun with our source materials. Throwback to Arielle and Naïma at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO)

06/13/2017
Sunday Night Inspiration: Remembering Chile
06/12/2017

Sunday Night Inspiration: Remembering Chile

Beginnings of an installation...
08/15/2016

Beginnings of an installation...

What could it be? Only the residents know.
08/13/2016

What could it be? Only the residents know.

Residency Day 5-ish: Playing with light path
08/13/2016

Residency Day 5-ish: Playing with light path

Residency Day 4: Astronomer Peter Garnavich drops by to show us some data.
08/11/2016

Residency Day 4: Astronomer Peter Garnavich drops by to show us some data.

Can you find the supernova?
08/11/2016

Can you find the supernova?

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We're a group of artists and astrophysicists exploring the abilities of art, science, and technology to inform, inspire, and transform human interactions. Together, we're creating High Z, an immersive performance based on the 2011 Nobel Prize-winning discovery of the accelerating expansion of the universe.

High Z is being developed as a touring show for an intimate audience in planetariums. To launch our process, we interviewed members of the High-Z Supernova Search Team, one of the two teams that made the discovery. Set in an artistic interpretation of a telescope observatory, the performance will take audiences on a sensory journey through the human effort and stories behind the discovery. Led by Canadian sisters, writer Naima Kristel Phillips and astrophysicist Dr. Lara Arielle Phillips, the High Z Project is an international collaboration with astrophysicist Dr. Keith Davis (Notre Dame), and theatre artists David Bengali (New York) and Fatma Sarah Elkashef (Montréal).

Follow us to get a behind the scenes look at our process! (photo: Nani Gonzalez)

Funding and Partners We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts. Nous remercions le Conseil des arts du Canada de son soutien.