As Right As You Can Be in the Moment -- an interview with award-winning science journalist Alanna Mitchell
Alanna Mitchell would not describe herself as either an artist or a scientist but she touches both those spheres with grace, rigour and integrity as a science journalist who has turned playwright and performer. I met Alanna on the advice of Franco Boni, the artistic director of the Theatre Centre, someone whose advice I would always take. I met Alanna just after she performed her solo play "Sea Sick" at a fundraiser for the Theatre Centre. And with true journalistic instincts our interview began by her asking me a question. photo of Alanna Mitchell courtesy of alannamitchell.com *** ALANNA: So what's your project about? LUCY: The big project I'm doing with my company is pure dance -- 8 scenes interwoven, looking at the time it takes light to get from the Sun to Earth. Each section is about 8 minutes 17 seconds long, and looks at a different aspect of the behaviour and properties of light in space. Also at the metaphors that are embedded in the scientifi...