EMTL with Astronaut at Smith College
- thomas4795
- Mar 21
- 1 min read
The Smith Office for the Arts (SOFA) presents a special Smith performance of Earth Music Theater Live with Steve Thomas and Sharing Space with Cady Coleman on March 26, 2025. The free event will take place at 7 p.m. in the Weinstein Auditorium, Wright Hall at Smith College. A multidisciplinary program combining the unforgettable experience of astronaut-captured visuals from the International Space Station and Thomas’ genre straddling Guitarscapes and Folktales and Fusions music. Former NASA astronaut Cady Coleman will be sharing videos and inspiring stories from her book Sharing Space, An Astronaut’s Guide to Mission, Wonder and Making Change. A cinematic, multimedia, educational experience, designed to provoke thinking about the whole Earth and planetary stewardship.
The show concept is a collaboration of musician and Northampton resident Steve Thomas, and Earth movie maker Dan Barstow, Education Mission Specialist with the Association of Space Explorers with support from the astronauts for their stunning space photography. January 17, 2025 marked the launch of Earth Music Theater Live with Steve Thomas –a cinematic multisensory experience that was performed before a mesmerized audience in The Workroom at 33 Hawley Street, Northampton, MA. Author, Astronaut Cady Coleman joins world-class musicians Steve Thomas guitar/sound design; Chris Cheek, Alto sax; Carl Clements, Bansuri and Alto Flutes and Amherst College faculty; Clare Arenius, drums, Smith Music Instructor; and Josh Metz, double bass to present a unique experience of music, space imagery, and stories.
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