Have you heard the one about the clown on the space station?
This week we've had some exciting news here at Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Scotland Learning.
You may have seen the story about the Canadian billionaire and founder of the Cirque du Soleil theatre company, Guy Laliberté, in the . He became the first clown in space and is indeed only the seventh tourist to venture into the 'great beyond'.
As part of his tour 'up there', Guy Laliberté is hosting a 'poetic social mission' on Friday the 9th of October to raise awareness of water issues internationally. The two hour event is being broadcast live from the with contributions from 14 cities across the world. It's happening at 8pm if you happen to live in New York but for all of us on this side of the Atlantic it's on at 1am on the morning of Saturday the 10th! You'll be able to watch it live at .
Central to the event is a poetic tale written by Yann Martel (author of "Life of Pi") which will be read by renowned personalities like former U.S Vice President Al Gore, former Brazilian Minister of Culture and composer Gilberto Gil, actors Matthew McConaughey and Salma Hayek, musicians Shakira, U2, Ladysmith Black Mambazo and many more.
Water education through the medium of poetry with a large dose of Science and Technology! Just the kind of cross curricular project that is aiming for.
So, what does this have to do with us? Well, alongside these giants of entertainment stands Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Scotland Learning! Earlier in the year we produced a short film about an ingenious which formed part of a longer programme called 'The Designed World'.
And we're delighted to tell you that this film is to be featured in this extraterrestrial event! But if you can't wait up late to watch the broadcast, remember you can always watch our film in the Learning Zone.
Gerald Strother
Director/Producer - "Low tech approach to design"
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At 14th Nov 2009, Shana wrote:Thats awesome your video was a part of it! I still remember the first time I saw Cirque du Soleil. I'm still amazed that they can do the things they do. I didn't know the guy was a billionaire though.
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