After Dark: First Four Events
Hardly Strictly Science
Electrifying Science with Dr. MegaVolt®
Fire and Ice
Resolution
Sexplorations
Distortion
Risk Everything
ʻImiākea
Time
Geometry Playground
Nomadic Communities
Cosmological Constructs
Sol Systems
Fear!
Sugar
Chill
Get Surreal
While You Were Sleeping
Skateboard Science
Extended Cinemas
DBR/Elan Vytal
Red
Blue
Music and Creativity
Again and Again
The Senses
Glow
Rock Paper Scissors
Heartworks
Vinyl
Gastronomy
The World of Your Senses
Dirt
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Red

An homage to the color of passion and pageantry, Red featured special presentations, classic exhibits, and fiery performances by San Francisco’s Theatre Flamenco.

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Red

An homage to the color of passion and pageantry, Red featured special presentations, classic exhibits, and fiery performances by Theatre Flamenco.

From making dye and spinning wool to dyeing and weaving the yarn into rugs, Oaxacan artists Elena Gonzalez Ruiz, Fidel Cruz, and Maria Luisa Mendoza revealed how cochineal insects can lead to elegant crimson textiles. In addition, Alex Warren, artist and founder of Sinopia Pigments and Materials, shared secrets to making paints from scratch.

Exploratorium astronomer Dr. Isabel Hawkins and Maya Elder Maria Avila Vera and family discussed the significance of scarlet in Maya cosmology. Exploratorium physicist Paul Doherty explained red sunsets and Martian skies, and the classic French film The Red Balloon (1956, 34 min.), by Albert Lamorisse, screened in the McBean Theater.

This After Dark event was presented as part of ColorFest, a two-month extravaganza featuring over 30 color-related exhibits, film programs, adult seminars, performances, and hands-on activities. 

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