R. Buckminster Fuller: Modern Day Da Vinci Explores the Universe
Synetic Theater at Crystal City (1800 South Bell Street Arlington, VA 22202)
- Full Price:
- $55.00 - $69.00
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- $29.00 - $36.00*
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The last date listed for R. Buckminster Fuller: The History (and Mystery) of The Universe was Saturday July 3, 2010 / 8:00pm.
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Goldstar Member on Where to Park
Metro is VERY accessible. All underground walk to theatre about 1000 feet from
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KatieK on Where to Park
Weekend parking free and so accessible!
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Informal
18 Goldstar Member Reviews
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It was great to get an intimate understanding of Buckminster Fuller's life and work, and I think the show did a great job of presenting it in an entertaining, enlightening and even compassionate way. There is so much we STILL need to learn from this brilliant thinker. Go! If it's your cup of tea. (The guy next to me fell asleep and didn't return for the second act. His loss).Written on Jun 07 2010
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KatieK
Phenomenal one man show that manages to keep the audience engrossed from start to finish. Interesting use of camera work and projection of film to illustrate some of Fuller's ideas along with footage showing his designs and home videos of his family life. Amazingly accurate portrayal of the real man. Coherent, well-scripted, great set design, amusing, thought provoking, it has it all.Written on Jun 07 2010
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Although the play is 20 years old, the thoughts are as fresh and relevant as ever. How will we sustain Spaceship Earth? as asked and explored by the quirky, profound, irrelevant, and inspiring Bucky himself. Marvelous acting and wonderful staging kept it from becoming a preachy lecture and made true theater. Every political figure should see it!Written on Jun 07 2010
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More Information About R. Buckminster Fuller: The History (and Mystery) of The Universe
Website
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Quotes & Highlights
- "As startlingly funny as it is intellectually stimulating." --San Francisco Examiner.
Description
R. Buckminster Fuller: The History (and Mystery) of The Universe is based on Fuller’s life and writings. Referred to as one of the world’s first futurists, many of Fuller’s ideas continue to shape the fields of science and philosophy today. Fuller was a true renaissance man who used engineering, architecture, poetry and cosmology to find solutions to worldwide problems like poverty and starvation. Fuller’s most recognized invention is the geodesic dome, an energy- and cost-efficient spherical structure of interlocked triangles. He was committed to helping mankind by pioneering ideas of sustainability and energy usage.
“While he was alive, Bucky was most often described as an architect, but the architects said, ‘No he’s an engineer.’ The engineers said, ‘No, he’s a mathematician.’ The mathematicians said, ‘He might be a geometer, but really, he’s a poet.’ The poets said, ‘No, he’s a utopian philosopher.’ The philosophers said, ‘No, he’s an architect.’ No one quite claimed him as one of their own," said Jacobs. "But everyone heard him speak about fields other than their own specialization. However, it’s been acknowledged that artists always recognized him as one of their own. His call for a design science revolution was a call to integrate the best insights, methods and intuitions of artists, scientists and technologists.”
From the playwright, D.W. Jacobs: "In 1967, right after high school, my brother Steve and I worked for a month as waiters in D.C., spending our days off in the National Gallery and wandering the Mall. In 1968, as I started flirting with theatre, Steve insisted I come see Bucky lecture at the College of Creative Studies at UCSB. Amidst assassination, war and overarching turmoil, Bucky’s curious voice carved a path to the future. We are now catching up with his perception that war is obsolete, his playful invitation to rethink everything we know, and his insistence on action based on individual integrities and whole system synergies."
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