Museum presents Auksalaq performance

October 25, 2012

Marmian Grimes

Theresa Bakker
907-474-6941
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The University of Alaska Museum of the North will host the world premiere of Auksalaq , a multimedia opera performed simultaneously in several locations, including Fairbanks, Washington D.C., Norway and Quebec, Monday, Oct. 29, from 1-3 p.m. A discussion will follow.

Composer Matthew Burtner and media artist Scott Deal created Auksalaq, which is the Inupiaq word for melting snow or ice. The work integrates artistic expression, scientific information and social commentary about global climate change.

Admission is free and open to the public. For more information call 474-6443 or visit the museum online at museum.uaf.edu.

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