Copernicus
Source: Sam Davison
A unique live performance utilising the spectacular audiovisual capabilities of the Planetarium.
What led an unassuming churchman to overthrow thousands of years of science and astronomy in one single act?
Set amongst the spectacular 180° star-filled skies of the Melbourne Planetarium, Copernicus is a solo physical theatre piece by Melbourne artist Sam Davison, taking audiences on a dreamlike voyage inside the mind of the brilliant, yet shy, Polish renaissance astronomer.
Before Galileo there was Copernicus, who in 1543 while on his deathbed, published the groundbreaking theory that the sun, and not the earth, was the centre of the universe and the hub about which all planets revolved.
His theory was first published in 1543, however he wrote it some thirty years previously. Why would he withhold it for so long?
Sam Davison is a performer, director, and teacher who has worked and trained in Australia and Europe across various mediums including theatre, film, TV, opera and street performance.