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Film
Tales of the Maya Skies
Using the latest 3-D laser scanning and advanced graphic techniques, "Tales of the Maya Skies" takes audiences on a journey back in time to the jungles of Mexico to Chichén Itzá and the world of the ancient Maya. In a story that weaves together a rich combination of Mayan science, culture and legend, we learn how the Maya were able to make sense of an ever-changing world and through their extraordinary understanding of mathematics and astronomy, to predict events far into the future -- even to 2012.
Produced by Chabot Space & Science Center with major funding from the National Science Foundation, "Tales of the Maya Skies" is an immersive full-dome show featuring an original score by Michael Stearns, and narration by Latin Grammy Award winner Lila Downs. Learn more about "Tales of the Maya Skies" at http://mayaskies.org/ and at http://www.chabotspace.org/maya-skies.
"Tales of the Maya Skies" will be presented at the following theaters. Contact the theaters for dates and times:
Angelo State University, San Angelo, Texas
Clarke Planetarium, Salt Lake City, Utah
Fels Planetarium, Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, Pa.
Frederic Ching, Hartnell College, Salinas, Calif.
Gladwin Planetarium, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, Calif.
LodeStar Planetarium, Albuquerque, N.M.
Mayborn Planetarium, Killeen, Texas
Pensacola State College, Pensacola, Fla.
Scobee Planetarium, San Antonio, Texas
Texas A&M, Arlington, Texas
University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, N.D.
Arcadio Poveda Ricalde Planetarium, Merida, Mexico
Consejo Quintanarroense de Ciencia y Tecnología, Yucatan, Mexico
Louise Enruiqe Erro, Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
Rangsit Planetarium, Thailand
Tellus World of Science, Edmonton, Canada
Credit: Chabot Space & Science Center
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