An Invitation to A Benefit for Blue Ocean Sciences: BELLA

BELLA GAIA (Beautiful Earth) is a 'Living Atlas' multimedia journey of our world, and expresses the deeply moving beauty of planet Earth as seen through the eyes of astronauts by successfully simulating space flight. Collaborating with NASA, BELLA GAIA is a new immersive theater experience, a portal for an audience to develop a deeper connection and empathy with our planet Earth. Created by award winning director and classically trained violinist Kenji Williams, BELLA GAIA features a 45 minute live performance by Kenji with orbiting visualizations of Earth from space.

From fires in the Amazon basin to time-lapse images of the Arctic ice melt, the stunning orbital imagery created by SCISS' Uniview software and NASA, provides an exquisite simulation of the astronaut's view from space. Multicultural experiences are also part of BELLA GAIA, through earthbound journeys from exotic Japanese temples to Egyptian pyramids, featuring a footage from the Laya project.

The vision of BELLA GAIA is to bring the power of art, technology, space science, and real scientific data visualizations together, into a context that is both entertaining and educational, fused with a common goal of raising the awareness and appreciation of our home planet. BELLA GAIA can actually visually display how we humans are affecting the planet, and how each element affects the other, allowing the audience to easily understand the delicate interconnected balance of our planet.

BELLA GAIA is a powerful entertainment and educational outreach vehicle for planetariums, science centers, universities, government agencies and other institutions that wish to convey a broader world view that the destiny of humans and our planet Earth are inextricably linked. Featured at the IPS 2008 International Planetarium Society conference, at top festivals such as the Smithsonian Folklife/NASA festival, NASA 50th anniversary and DLN programming, and to sold-out shows at digital planetariums, BELLA GAIA has delighted audiences from Europe to the USA to Japan, and has proven to engage a wide demographic from 3 year-olds, to students, to heads of government agencies.

"I have heard nothing comparable"
-Mushroom Magazine

"A Visual Music Composer"
- Apple.com

"Kenji Williams is a name to remember"
- Audio Video Revolution

"Cutting-Edge Musical Composition"
- Tricycle Magazine, The Buddhist Review

About Blue Ocean Sciences (BOS)
Blue Ocean Sciences (BOS) is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization whose mission is to address the needs of the global community for accurate research on oceanic health utilizing the latest technology, the sharing of validated scientific information, creation of effective education materials, and developing accurate media communication on the status and health of our oceans. BOS will facilitate utilization of human ingenuity, intellect, and technology to develop a thorough understanding of pressing environmental issues in order to implement plans of action to benefit the environment of the world's oceans.

www.blueoceansciences.org

About Surfers Without Borders (SWoBs)
Surfers Without Borders (SWoBs) is a 501(c)3 tax exempt humanitarian aid organization dedicated to creating Projects that Teach Environmental Awareness, Reduce Ocean Pollution, Promote Sustainable Development, and Foster Good Relations between Surfers and Coastal Communities around the world.

www.surferswithoutborders.org

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Don's Net Café is a student-run social entrepreneurial business located on the historic campus of Santa Barbara High School offered through the Regional Occupational Program. The DNC represents a 17-year commitment to inspire students to create positive social and environmental change through ethical commerce and service learning. We represent these activities through our participation in Virtual Enterprise. All profits benefit employees and associated projects 100%.
www.donsnetcafe.com

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