Beakerhead
Tickets are now on sale for dozens of experiences and shows as part of Beakerhead, happening September 13-17, 2017. Much of Beakerhead is free, but limited seats are available for the following ticketed events: The Time Traveller’s Agenda, Science of Tattoo, Butcher This Anatomy Class, Cooking in the Artic, and more!
Beakerhead Snakes and Ladders
Plot your course for Beakerhead Snakes and Ladders and take yourself on a larger-than-life adventure. Visit more than a dozen sites of engineered artworks and interactive experiences, united by a theme: the ups and downs of invention.
Here’s a Look at a Few of the Snakes and Ladders You’ll Experience:
Beakerhead LOOP
LOOP: This musical installation invites you to sit inside an illuminated cylinder two metres in diameter, where your motion will activate this retro-futuristic mechanism, causing beautiful images inspired by 13 fairy tales to come to life.
Beakerhead NUCLEATION
NUCLEATION: 5,000 (yes, 5,000!) balloons will be spilling out of the historic Legion #1 building in an ode to experimentation!
Beakerhead LOVE IN THE AGE OF MACHINES
LOVE IN THE AGE OF MACHINES: Artist Luke Egan returns to Beakerhead, this time as a matchmaker for ACAD and SAIT. The two institutions are sending some bizarre invitations to each other...
Beakerhead SERPENT MOTHER
SERPENT MOTHER: She's the most literal of snakes in Snakes and Ladders, stretching 50 metres long! Bask in her flaming glory day or night - and be sure to catch the fire shows!
Beakerhead MARS 112
MARS 112: Welcome to Persephone Smith-Johansson’s human habitat. It’s a showhome. On Mars.
...You Can Count on the Return of These Annual Beakerhead Favourites.
Beakerhead FOUR TO SIX
FOUR TO SIX: Takes over Stephen Avenue Walk again on September 13, 14, and 15 to make sure you're daily after-work commute is filled with spectacle.
Beakerhead ENGINEERED EATS
ENGINEERED EATS: Dining is a whole new experience when chef and bartender become scientist! Explore molecular cocktails and engineered temptations at over 25 participating bars and restaurants citywide.
Beakerhead BEAKERNIGHT
BEAKERNIGHT: Science's biggest street party will be back (on Saturday, September 16) with plenty of music, lights, lasers ... and FIRE!
Source: Beakerhead