Isaac Newton is Our DJ
2010
A participatory, site-specific multi-media techno birthday party for Isaac Newton's 366th big one held at MOCT in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in January and March 2010. Using the party intimacy of the rave as a catalyst, Isaac Newton is Our DJ examined our fear of and propensity for interpersonal relationships through parlor games, karaoke, sporting events, dance-offs, lectures, shadow puppetry, and classic bar interaction. Two eccentric physicist hosts teach and tweak Newton's Laws of Motion in hilarious battle for love and science.
Created by Liza Bielby, Brian Moore, Richard Newman
Created and Performed by The Hinterlands
Text by Liza Bielby and Brian Moore
Directed by Richard Newman
Puppet and Object Design by Tara Smith and Branden Byers
Music Arranged and Performed by Richard Newman
Video Edited by Brian Moore
Cast:
Dr. Dale Bierndecker - Brian Moore
Dr. Burby Hauptmann - Liza Bielby
DJ Nigel/Isaac Newton - Richard Newman
Dance Crew/Puppeteers - Norah Sadava, Kesan Holt, Gracie Dewolf, Mayra Angélica, Kenton Farmer, Brian Miracle