Science in Theater Festival is
а 3-day event that pairs artists
and playwrights with scientists,
combining theater with new technologies.

INCLUDES

3 SCIENCE-THEMED
PLAYS

created specifically for the festival by a scientist and playwright tandem

3 SCIENCE RESEARCH
PRESENTATIONS

by scientists from NYU and
CUNY

3 PANELS OF SCIENTISTS AND ARTISTS

to discuss the science and idea
of the play

EXPERIENCE NEW
TECH

presenting the latest edge-cutting inventions
that can be used in theatre

DAY
PROGRAM

1PM–5PM

Exhibition and Presentations
At exhibition, the experiences are immersive, interactive, guided and scheduled
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NIGHT
PROGRAM

7PM–10PM

SCIENCE INSPIRED
THEATRE PLAYS

The evening programming will
present theatre based
on science subjects
3 days and 3 different plays
After each play, there will be a panel with scientists, playwrights and artists to discuss the idea
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PROGRAM

Day 1

Affinity
7pm-10pm
Playwright:
Alexis Roblan
Scientist:
Dr. Heidi Boisvert
Director:
Bryn Herdrich
Actors:
Tay Bass, Doug Barron, Andrea Lopez
Panel: The role of AI in Arts and Society
Dr. Moran Cerf, Daanish Masood, Dr. Heidi Boisvert, Alexis Roblan, Karen Ingram
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Day 2

Immersive exhibition:
1pm-5pm
Innovators:
Double Take Labs, Wear Works, BrainRap, Brainbit, Callibri, Limbic Lab by Dr. Heidi Boisvert
Zebra 2.0
7pm-10pm
Playwright:
Saviana Stanescu
Scientist:
Niki Athanasiadou, Phd.
Director:
Jeremy Goren
Actors:
Amy Liou, Timothy Craig
Panel: Humans & AI - a possible love affair?
Professor Massimo Pigliucci, Suzanne Dikker Ph.D, Saviana Stanescu, Niki Athanasiadou Ph.D, Sara Wentworth
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Day 3

Immersive exhibition:
1pm-5pm
Innovators:
Double Take Labs, Wear Works, Brainbit, Callibri, Limbic Lab by Dr. Heidi Boisvert
Eden
7pm-10pm
Playwright:
Wi-Moto Nyoka
Scientist:
Polona Šafarič Tepeš
Director:
Ana Margineanu
Actors:
Gaia Visnar, Rachel Leighson, Monica Joelle
Panel: Women in Science: Where do we invest?
Polona Šafarič Tepeš, Wi-Moto Nyoka, Dr. Raffaella Sordella, Dr. Molly Hammell, TDB
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PLAYWRIGHTS

WI-MOTO NYOKA

Wi-Moto Nyoka

Wi-Moto Nyoka, is a writer, performer, and transmedia artist.She is the founder of Dusky Projects, creating horror/sci-fi works for young adult and adult audiences. Awards and honors include: Puffin Foundation grant recipient 2012 & 2019, A.R.T/New York Creative Space Grant recipient 2016, MultiStage 2017 New Works Contest Semi-Finalist, One-Eyed Rabbit Black Screenwriters Grant Semi-finalist 2020.
WI-MOTO NYOKA

Wi-Moto Nyoka

Wi-Moto Nyoka, is a writer, performer, and transmedia artist. She is the founder of Dusky Projects, creating horror/sci-fi works for young adult and adult audiences. Awards and honors include: Puffin Foundation grant recipient 2012 & 2019, A.R.T/New York Creative Space Grant recipient 2016, MultiStage 2017 New Works Contest Semi-Finalist, One-Eyed Rabbit Black Screenwriters Grant Semi-finalist 2020.
SAVIANA STANESCU

SAVIANA STANESCU

Saviana Stănescu is a Romanian-American poet, playwright and journalist. She is currently the NYSCA playwright-in-residence for Women’s Project, writer-in-residence of East Coast Artists, and Director of New Drama Program for the Romanian Cultural Institute in New York.
SAVIANA STANESCU

SAVIANA STANESCU

Saviana Stănescu is a Romanian-American poet, playwright and journalist. She is currently the NYSCA playwright-in-residence for Women’s Project, writer-in-residence of East Coast Artists, and Director of New Drama Program for the Romanian Cultural Institute in New York.
ALEXIS ROBLAN

ALEXIS ROBLAN

Alexis Roblan is a playwright and WGA Award-nominated screen writer. Her plays have been produced worldwide and she has gotten 6 New York Innovative Theatre Award Nominations for Red Emma & The Mad Monk, which was also the New York Times Critic’s Pick. She is a 2020 Audrey Resident at New Georges, the recipient of the 2018 Thomas Barbour Playwrights Award and a founding member of NYC company The Autonomists.
ALEXIS ROBLAN

ALEXIS ROBLAN

Alexis Roblan is a playwright and WGA Award-nominated screen writer. Her plays have been produced worldwide and she has gotten 6 New York Innovative Theatre Award Nominations for Red Emma & The Mad Monk, which was also the New York Times Critic’s Pick. She is a 2020 Audrey Resident at New Georges, the recipient of the 2018 Thomas Barbour Playwrights Award and a founding member of NYC company The Autonomists.

SCIENTISTS

Niki Athanasiadou Ph.D

Niki Athanasiadou

a New York-based data scientist with experience on the storage and manipulation of sensitive genetic, medical, and survey data, among others. Niki’s work has received multiple awards and is published in top peer-reviewed journals. She is an experienced international speaker on topics relating to data analysis and has authored several articles on the capabilities and limitations of cutting-edge technologies.
Niki Athanasiadou Ph.D

Niki Athanasiadou

a New York-based data scientist with experience on the storage and manipulation of sensitive genetic, medical, and survey data, among others. Niki’s work has received multiple awards and is published in top peer-reviewed journals. She is an experienced international speaker on topics relating to data analysis and has authored several articles on the capabilities and limitations of cutting-edge technologies.
DR. HEIDI BOISVERT

Dr. Heidi Boisvert

an Assistant Professor of Emerging Media Technologies, specializing in Game & Interactive Media Design, in the Entertainment Technology Department at CUNY City Tech in Brooklyn. Dr. Boisvert is new media artist, experience designer, creative technologist, researcher and writer who creates groundbreaking games, web interactive, augmented reality and transmedia storytelling experiences for social change, as well as large-scale networked performances in dance and theatre using bio-expressive technology. She designed the first 3D social change, as well as co-created the XTH Sense, a biocreative instrument.
DR. HEIDI BOISVERT

Dr. Heidi Boisvert

an Assistant Professor of Emerging Media Technologies, specializing in Game & Interactive Media Design, in the Entertainment Technology Department at CUNY City Tech in Brooklyn. Dr. Boisvert is new media artist, experience designer, creative technologist, researcher and writer who creates groundbreaking games, web interactive, augmented reality and transmedia storytelling experiences for social change, as well as large-scale networked performances in dance and theatre using bio-expressive technology. She designed the first 3D social change, as well as co-created the XTH Sense, a biocreative instrument.
POLONA ŠAFARIČ TEPEŠ

Polona Šafarič Tepeš

Polona Šafarič Tepeš is a PhD candidate in molecular biology, her research focuses on Pediatric Cancer Research at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, NY. She is also a women’s rights and gender equality activist. She was a speaker at the UN’s 5th International Day of Women and Girls in Science and is an active member at the American Cancer Society.
POLONA ŠAFARIČ TEPEŠ

Polona Šafarič Tepeš

Polona Šafarič Tepeš is a PhD candidate in molecular biology, her research focuses on Pediatric Cancer Research at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, NY. She is also a women’s rights and gender equality activist. She was a speaker at the UN’s 5th International Day of Women and Girls in Science and is an active member at the American Cancer Society.

PARTNERSHIPS

We are looking to curate the most exciting new tech products and present them in an immersive and engaging environment to audiences of young artists, innovators, techies, investors and journalists.

We would love to invite the inventive companies to apply to our day programming of an immersive tech-innovation expo. Fill in the form and we will contact you within 24-48 hours

IF YOUR PRODUCT OR SERVICE ARE IN

  • VR/AR
  • Smart Eyewear
  • Wearable devices
  • Brain monitoring technologies
  • Biofeedback
Submit

WHERE

The Cell Theatre
338 W 23rd St, New York, NY 10011
The cell’s mission is to curate, incubate and
develop new works in the arts.
Flexible space with 20′ ceilings, balcony, and booth, seating for 60+ people, professional lighting, sound, and projection equipment

TEAM

Tjaša Ferme

Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Transforma Theatre

Tjaša Ferme

Co-Founder and ArtisticDirector of TransformaTheatre, Creator of TheFemale Role Model Project.

TjašaFerme is a Slovenian National FilmAward and Stane Sever classical stage awardrecipient.Currently her BCI video game on gender identity is being developed at City Tech,CUNY as a Tech Spring Production. She is thecreator of a short film Ophelia’s Flip (CannesFilm Festival, 2012), a farce hit Cocktales-Confessions of a Nymphomaniac (The Cell,Abingdon Theatre, Art Basel Miami), an interactive solo show, Wild Child in the City, and anew play My Marlene. Wild Child In The Citypremiered in NYC (TheatreLab), filled houseson European Tours and received an AudienceChoice Award at 46th TSD-Week of SlovenianDrama.

Irina Nazarova

Advisor, Marketing director

Irina Nazarova

Irina Nazarova is a marketing and media professional with an extensive background in journalism, specializesin Digital Marketing, Partnerships, Content Marketing, and Public Relations. Irina has a passion for Med Tech, she is currently working as Director of Marketing at a medical technology company MemoryMD Inc.

She is also involved in The Vivid Minds media project.

VICTORIA ZAVYALOVA

Communications

Alex Webster

Alex Webster is a Social Media Manager

Svetlana Semenova

Design Manager

Svetlana Semenova

Svetlana is a marketing communications specialist with a focus on graphics and design.

She has a particular interest in the topic of human behavior and decision-making, and applies its insights in visual communication strategies.

PORTFOLIO

The Female Role Model Project (TFRMP),
2018–2019
The first interactive theatrical experience paired with neu-
roscience celebrating female pioneers.
The Female Role Model Project has been produced Off-Broadway at Art and Tech Center 3-Legged Dog in New York, at the Edinburgh Fringe and at Biennial of Art and Technology at Ammerman Symposium. It received an Honorable mention in the Creativity category of Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas Awards and a nomination for the outstanding innovative design at New York Innovative Theatre Awards.