The Science of Entertainment Video (VHS/DVD)

The Science of Entertainment Video (VHS/DVD). Science constitutes a major factor in the performing arts, and the artist who understands the scientific component of his or her art-the physics, chemistry, or physiology-is able to give fuller range to the artistic component of the performance. This program shows how heavily the art of singing relies on the control of complex mechanisms, from vocal cords to internal body resonance. The same physical laws that govern the movement of planets also apply to the ballet. Pyrotechnicians, whose fireworks transform the sky into a dazzlingly colorful palette, use an ancient medium but with modern technology and scientific understanding. (23 minutes.) The Arts,Misc Arts, Art and Photography. 1993