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RMA Thru Monday, April 14
Bon: The Magic Word
Before Buddhism arrived in Tibet in the seventh century, there was Bon. The Bon belief in spirits of place and natural formations of mountains, sky, rivers, stones, and lake that runs through all the religions in the region and informs BRAINWAVE: Sacred Science's exploration of such traditional practices as dark retreat, chant, and meditation. |
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RMA Wednesday, January 9, 1 p.m.
Secret Life of the Brain
Part I: The Baby's Brain
Less than a month after conception, human brain cells are developing at the rate of 500,000 per minute. Billions of cells linked by trillions of connections form the brain, but how does it organize itself? What are the roles played by genetics and environment in brain development? This episode traces formation of the infant brain through age one, the period when it is most open to molding through external influence and experience. Discussion moderator: Koshin Paley Ellison.
$10/Free to RMA Members |
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RMA Wednesday, January 9, 6:30 p.m.
Bokara Legendre in conversation with ethologist Marc Bekoff on the consciousness of animals. Bekoff is professor emeritus of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Colorado.
$15 |
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RMA Friday, January 11 9:30 p.m.
The Manchurian Candidate
Introduced by Pulitzer-Prize finalist Adam Haslett.
Free with a $7 bar minimum |
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RMA Saturday, January 12, 4 p.m.
Dark Retreats and Sensory Deprivation
Bon teacher Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche and and Harvard Neurobiology Professor R. Clay Reid discuss sensory deprivation as a means of stimulating the brain in tantric "dark retreat" practice.
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RMA Wednesday, January 16, 1 p.m.
Secret Life of the Brain
Part II: The Child's Brain
The explosion of language in young children provides a dramatic illustration of the young brain at work. How do we learn to talk? How do we learn to read? Unlike adults, in whose brains most linguistic activity is restricted to the left hemisphere, very young children respond to language with the entire brain. But what happens when the brain is physically compromised? And what are the physical roots of language disorders such as dyslexia? Discussion moderator: Robert Chodo Campbell.
$10 / Free to RMA Members |
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RMA Wednesday, January 16, 7 p.m.
Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain
John Ratey, associate clinical professor of Psychiatry at Harvard University, discusses his latest book with adventurer, journalist, and explorer Richard Wiese. $20 Co-presented with Public Programs/American Museum of Natural History and the American Alpine Club of America, New York Chapter
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RMA Wednesday, January 23, 1 p.m.
Secret Life of the Brain
Part III: The Teenage Brain
Parents who believe teenagers are different from other humans may be comforted to learn that it is literally true. During puberty the brain is a work in progress, teeming with hormones; areas that direct reasoning and impulse control are still in development. During adolescence, people are especially susceptible to addiction and schizophrenia, two areas under intensive study and benefiting from increased understanding of brain function. Discussion moderator: Joan Hogetsu Hoeberichts, Sensei
$10 / Free to RMA Members |
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RMA Wednesday, January 23, 7 p.m.
The Geography of Bliss
With Eric Weiner, author of The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World and neuroscientist Emma Seppala.
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RMA Friday, January 25, 7 p.m.
The Interfaith Experience: Spirituality, Science, and Consciousness: Wisdom from the Cutting Edge
With biologist Dr. Kurt Johnson and psychologist Loch Kelley.
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RMA Friday, January 25, 9:30 p.m.
The Dark Crystal
Cheryl Henson and Robbie Barnett introduce the Jim Henson/Frank Oz collaboration.
Free with a $7 bar minimum |
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RMA Saturday January 26, 2 p.m.
Mystic Fire
World Record Attempt Wim Hof attempts to break his current world record for immersion in an ice bath--outdoors. This world-renowned Dutchman controls his body temperature via the tantric practice of tumo and is the only non-Tibetan to have mastered the art. Dr. Kenneth Kamler, a leading orthopedic surgeon, will monitor to determine whether this extraordinary ability is due in part to meditation. Check rmanyc.org/brainwave for details.
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RMA Saturday, January 26, 4 p.m.
Mystic Fire
Discussion with Wim Hof and Dr. Kenneth Ken Kamler
$25 |
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School of Visual Arts Tuesday, January 29, 6:30 p.m.
Optical Illusions and the Brain
Research scientist Susana Martinez-Conde discusses optical illusions and what they tell us about the brain. Her talk is informed by her research at the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona and "The Magic of Consciousness," a symposium of leading neuroscientists and magicians at the Imperial Palace in Las Vegas. Presented by the BFA Fine Arts Department, SVA.
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RMA Wednesday, January 30, 1 p.m.
Secret Life of the Brain
Part IV: The Adult Brain
The brain is the seat of both intellect and emotion, and this episode chronicles the critical balance between these processes and explores what happens when the balance is lost. Scientists draw insight from the stories of a stroke victim and a sufferer of post-traumatic stress disorder, and break new ground in the struggle to understand and treat depression. Discussion moderator: Michael Shea, PhD.
$10 / Free to RMA Members |
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RMA Wednesday, January 30, 7 p.m.
Lou Reed: Hudson River Wind Meditations
Lou Reed introduces his latest meditation compositions and discusses them with mind science scholar Rob Hogendoorn.
$25 |
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RMA Friday, February 1, 9:30 p.m.
The Innocents
Film introduced by The Fisher King screenwriter Richard LaGravenese.
Free with a $7 bar minimum
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RMA Sunday, February 3, 4 p.m.
Does Time Go By?
How do our minds process time? Georges B. J. Dreyfus, professor of Religion at Williams College and NYU Professor of Philosophy J. David Velleman will compare Eastern and Western philosophical approaches to the notion of time.
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RMA Wednesday, February 6, 1 p.m.
Secret Life of the Brain
Part V: The Aging Brain
For years, science has suggested that we lose vast numbers of brain cells as we grow older; now it turns out that this is not true -- in fact, healthy brains continue to produce new neurons well into the 70s. Drawing on the most recent neuroscience discoveries, this episode presents a new view of how the brain ages, focusing in part on the remarkable strides being made in understanding strokes, Alzheimer's Disease and Parkinson's Disease. Discussion moderator: Koshin Paley Ellison
$10 / Free to RMA members |
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RMA Friday, February 8, 9:30 p.m.
Don't Look Now
Introduced by biographer Frances Kiernan.
Free with a $7 bar minimum |
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RMA Saturday, February 9, 2 p.m.
Storytelling
Listen to stories of famous tumo practitioners who can accomplish great feats thanks to their well-trained minds. Then invent a story of a person with superhuman qualities.
Free with Museum admission. |
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RMA Saturday, February 9, 4 p.m.
The Tibetan Book of the Dead
What happens in our brains as we die from the Tibetan Buddhist perspective. With Dr. Ramon Prats and neurologist Dr. Kevin R. Nelson.
$15
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RMA Sunday, February 10, 4 p.m.
Escape: Out of Body, Out of Mind
Experimental jazz composer and pianist Vijay Iyer and filmmaker Bill Morrison discuss a new collaborative work based on isolation and the out-of-body experience with neuroscientist Dr. Partha Mtra. With a short solo performance by Vijay Iyer.
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RMA Wednesday, February 13, 1 p.m.
The Wisdom of the Dream
First in a three-part series of films produced by PBS, on the life and works of the great thinker and psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung.
A Life of Dreams
Discussion moderator: Maxson J. McDowell, PhD, LMSW-LP, is a Jungian analyst in private practice in New York City. President of the C.G. Jung Foundation for Analytical Psychology, he is also a faculty member of the Westchester Institute for Training in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis. |
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RMA Wednesday, February 13 6:30 p.m.
Bokara Legendre in conversation with Jean Houston, one of the principal founders of the Human Potential Movement.
$15
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RMA Friday, February 15, 9:30 p.m.
Ichi the Killer/Koroshiya 1
The 2001 Japanese cult thriller introduced by Grady Hendrix.
Free with a $7 bar minimum |
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Exit Art, Opening Reception: Saturday, February 16, 7-10 p.m.
BRAINWAVE: Common Senses
February 16 - April 19, 2008
Exhibition
Suzanne Anker, David Bowen, Steve Budington, Phil Buehler, Andrew Carnie, George Jenne, Daniel Margulies and Chris Sharp, Fernando Orellana and Brendan Burns, Jamie O'Shea, SERU, Devorah Sperber, Naho Taruishi, Dustin Wenzel Thru April 19, 2008 |
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RMA Wednesday, February 20, 1 p.m.
The Wisdom of the Dream: The Inheritance of Dreams
Discussion Moderator: Harry W. Fogarty, PhD, is a Lecturer in Psychiatry and Religion at Union Theological Seminary and a Jungian analyst in private practice in New York City. He is a longtime member of the Jung Foundation's Continuing Education program.
$10 / Free to RMA members |
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RMA Friday, February 22, 7 p.m.
The Interfaith Experience
With visionary artist Alex Grey. This conversation takes place in the galleries during RMA's weekly K2 Lounge on Friday nights.
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RMA Friday, February 22, 9:30 p.m.
Slaughterhouse Five
Film introduced by philosopher David Velleman.
Free with a $7 bar minimum
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RMA Saturday, February 23, 2 p.m.
Family Yoga
Action, stillness, and more action! Train your mind to control your body by playing fun yoga games.
Free with Museum admission |
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RMA Saturday, February 23, 4 p.m.
You Must Remember This
Jeff Watt, director of the Himalayan Art Resource and a curator of Bon: The Magic Word, talks with psychologist Lila Davachi about iconography in Himalayan art as a mnemonic device.
$12; Free to RMA members |
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RMA Wednesday, February 27, 1 p.m.
The Wisdom of the Dream: A World of Dreams
Discussion Moderator: Morgan Stebbins, MDiv, LMSW, is a Jungian analyst in private practice in New York City. A longtime member of the Jung Foundation's Continuing Education faculty, he has led seminars at the University of California, Berkeley, and Columbia University.
$10 / Free to RMA Members |
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School of Visual Arts (209 East 23rd Street, 3rd Floor Amphitheater) Thursday, February 28, 7 p.m.
Ryan the Conjurer
Magician and sleight-of-hand artist Ryan the Conjurer performs an array of illusions as an update to Sir Ernst Gombrich's seminal text, Art as Illusion. Deeply interested in human psychology, Ryan is the youngest person to receive an award at the Society of American Magicians' National Magic Competition and has performed at many prestigious universities as well as the White House. Presented by the BFA Fine Arts Department, SVA. |
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RMA Wednesday, February 29 9:30 p.m.
The Dead Zone, David Cronenberg's film introduced by novelist Susan Isaacs.
Free with a $7 bar minimum |
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Exit Art Friday, February 29, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Joseph Ledoux
The Amygdaloids
Pioneering researcher Joseph LeDoux, the Henry and Lucy Moses Professor of Science at NYU's Center for Neural Science and the director of the Center for the Neuroscience of Fear and Anxiety conducts a walk-through of BrainWave: Common Senses, discussing brain-related issues along the way. His band The Amygdaloids plays afterwards. |
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RMA, Wednesday, March 5, 1 p.m.
Carl Jung and the Journey to Self-Discovery
Discussion Moderator: Armin Wanner, S.T.L., earned his degree from the Institute Catholique de Paris and is a practicing Jungian analyst in New York. He is a graduate of the C.G. Jung Institute in Zurich.
$10 / Free to RMA Members |
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RMA Friday, March 7, 9:30 p.m.
Whirlpool
Introduced by playwright John Guare.
Free with a $7 bar minimum |
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RMA Monday, March 10, 7 p.m.
Welcome to Your Brain
Visionary film and theater director Julie Taymor joins Sam Wang, associate professor of neuroscience at Princeton University, and Sandra Aamodt, editor-in-chief of Nature Neuroscience, in an exploration of the workings of our brains. This presentation marks the publication of Welcome to Your Brain: Why You Lose Your Car Keys but Never Forget How to Drive and Other Puzzles of Everyday Life..
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RMA Wednesday, March 12, 1 p.m.
Dark Retreats and Sensory Deprivation
Lunchmatters film and discussion with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, Bon teacher, and R. Clay Reid, professor of neurobiology at Harvard Medical School.
$10/ Free to RMA Members
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RMA Wednesday, March 12 6:30 p.m.
Bokara Legendre in conversation with Jon Kabat-Zinn.
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Exit Art Friday, March 14, 7-10 p.m.
Hypnosis-Opuses
Exit Art presents a night of sound art that explores hypnosis and trance. The event features Zach Layton's real-time sound manipulation of an electroencephalograph (EEG), Wind-Up Bird's quadraphonic drone meditations, and Raphael Lyon's hour-long "cinema-in-the-dark" hypno-drama, Psicklops. Lyon's work, Psicklops, will be presented in a darkened room. Audience members will be asked to sit or lie down for the duration of the piece. Free.
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RMA, March 14, 9:30 p.m.
Film: Dark City
1998, Alex Provas, Australia, 115 minutes. Rufus Sewell, William Hurt, Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly. Introduced by Andrew Fitzpatrick. |
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Philoctetes Center Saturday, March 15, 1:30 p.m.
Being There
The 1979 film based on Jerzy Kosinski's novel considers the notion of Dasein, articulated by Martin Heideigger as an idealized state of consciousness. After the screening, speakers will discuss the portrayal of the film's anti-hero and the impairment of imaginative processes. |
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Philoctetes Center Saturday, March 15, 3:30 p.m.
The Mirror and the Lamp
A roundtable exploring the building blocks of the imaginative process. Experts weigh the manner in which artists receive inspiration from both the outside world and the cortical processes of the brain's right and left hemispheres, which play a role in the formation of imaginative constructs. |
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RMA Wednesday, March 19, 1 p.m.
Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain
Lunchmatters film and discussion. John Ratey, associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard University, discusses his latest book with adventurer, journalist, and explorer Richard Wiese. Filmed at RMA Wednesday, January 16, 2008
$10/ Free to RMA Members |
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RMA Friday, March 21, 7 p.m.
Solyaris (Solaris)
Critic and essayist Phillip Lopate introduces the Tarkovsky film.
Free with a $7 bar minimum |
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Science & the Arts, CUNY Graduate Center, Monday, March 24, 6:30 p.m.
The Neuroscience of The Groove
Quartet for Percussion and Brain Waves
Premiere of a live performance/experiment with drummers and electroencephalographs by Columbia University neuroscientist Dave Sulzer (a.k.a. composer Dave Soldier). Sulzer investigates synaptic connections that underlie memory, learning, and behavior. Colleague John Krakauer, who co-directs the Motor Performance Laboratory at Columbia University, joins for a discussion of the brain activity that makes us groove to the beat of music. Presented by Science & the Arts.
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School of Visual Arts (133/141 West 21st Street, Room 101C) Tuesday, March 25, 7 p.m.
Beth B
Beth B discusses her work in a variety of media, including video, film, and installation. Her provocative narratives mine the violence below the surface of contemporary life; her video, "Positive ID: From the Case Files of Anthony Falsetti" premiered on Court TV's new series Rapid Fire on Dec. 17, 2007. The work portrays chilling crime stories seen through the eyes of a forensic anthropologist. Presented by the BFA Fine Arts Department, SVA.
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RMA Wednesday, March 26, 1 p.m.
The Geography of Bliss
Lunchmatters film and discussion. With Eric Weiner, author of The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World and neuroscientist Emma Seppala.
$10/ Free to RMA Members
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RMA Wednesday, March 26, 6:30 p.m.
The Groove Factor
Celebrated musician Moby discusses the feeling of being "in synch" while making music with Dr. Petr Janata, a scientist who has made a study of this mental state as assistant professor of psychology at the Center for Mind and Brain at the University of California. Discussion to be followed by a sneak preview listening party for Moby's new CD Last Night (due for release April 1).
$25 (includes admission to the museum), cash bar
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RMA Friday, March 28, 7 p.m.
The Interfaith Experience: Spirituality, Science, and Consciousness: Exploring the Deepest Meeting Place
The second of the two-part presentation will explore current frontier studies in consciousness, science, and spirituality. With Dr. Kurt Johnson and Loch Kelley.
FREE
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RMA Friday, March 28, 9:30 p.m.
eXistenZ
Hearst editor Patricia Towers introduces David Cronenberg's film.
Free with a $7 bar minimum |
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RMA Wednesday, April 2, 1 p.m.
Mystic Fire
Lunchmatters film and discussion. Wim Hof attempts to break his current world record for immersion in an ice bath outdoors and discusses his state of mind with Dr. Kenneth Kamler.
$10/ Free to RMA Members |
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RMA Wednesday, April 2, 7 p.m.
Fear Itself
To mark the publication of her new book Feeding Your Demons: Ancient Wisdom for Resolving Inner Conflict, noted Chöd teacher Tsultrim Allione meets with New York University neuroscientist Joseph LeDoux to discuss the sources of fear and to explore how Buddhist practice seeks to master these deep-seated emotions.
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School of Visual Arts (209 East 23rd Street, Amphitheater) Thursday, April 3, 7 p.m.
The Narcissist and the Recluse: Dimensions of Self
From kaleidoscopic memory to the mutability of "the self," this panel explores the multifaceted nature of personality and the "symbolic real." Moderator, Loretta Lorance, Art History faculty, SVA. Panel: Laurie Adams, Professor of Art History at John Jay College, CUNY; Author Frédérique Joseph-Lowery; and David Hoddeson, psychoanalyst and Associate Professor of Literary Modernism/Postmodernism, Rutgers-Newark. Presented by the BFA Fine Arts and Visual & Critical Studies Departments, SVA. |
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RMA Friday, April 4, 9:30 p.m.
Dean Olsher introduces A Clockwork Orange
1972, Stanley Kubrick, UK, 136 minutes
With Malcolm McDowell, Aubrey Morris, Patrick Magee, and Michael Bates
Free with $7 bar minimum |
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RMA Monday, April 7, 7 p.m.
The Satyagraha Synapse
Are we genetically predisposed to violence? Or are there other emotional forces at work that we are only now coming to understand? Mark Kurlansky, bestselling author of Cod and Salt and now of Nonviolence: Twenty-five Lessons From the History of a Dangerous Idea, exchanges ideas with neurologist Michael Meaney on the psychology of nonviolence to mark the new production of Philip Glass's opera Satyagraha at the Metropolitan Opera. Presented as part of The Satyagraha Forum $18 |
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RMA Wednesday, April 9, 1 p.m.
Does Time Go By?
Lunchmatters film and discussion. How does the mind process time? Georges B. J. Dreyfus, professor of Religion at Williams College, was the first Westerner to complete the famous Geluk curriculum and achieve the distinguished title of geshe. He and NYU Professor of Philosophy J. David Velleman will compare Eastern and Western philosophical approaches to the notion of time.
$10/ Free to RMA Members |
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RMA Wednesday, April 9 6:30 p.m.
Bokara Legendre in conversation with Jeremy Narby, author of Intelligence in Nature: An Inquiry into Knowledge, on plant consciousness.
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RMA Friday, April 11 9:30 p.m.
Film: One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
1976, Milos Forman, USA, 133 minutes
With Jack Nicholson, Danny Davito, Louise Fletcher, and William Redfield
Free with $7 bar minimum
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RMA Monday, April 14, 7 p.m.
Train to Happiness
French biologist-turned-Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard in conversation with Mind and Life Institute pioneer Bennett Shapiro on their work with His Highness The Dalai Lama on cognitive function.
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RMA Wednesday, April 16, 1 p.m.
The Tibetan Book of the Dead
Lunchmatters film and discussion. What happens in our brains as we die? Discussion from the Tibetan Buddhist perspective with Tibet scholar Dr. Ramon Prats and neurologist Dr. Kevin R. Nelson.
$10/ Free to RMA Members |
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RMA Wednesday, April 16, 7:30 p.m.
Raghavan Iyer: 660 Curries
What effect do spices have on the way we see and taste the world? The enterprising chef Raghavan Iyer engages in a tasting match with a neurobiologist to better understand the neurological effects of spices in our food. Followed by a tasting.
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RMA Friday April 18, 9:30 p.m.
Film:Eraserhead
1979, David Lynch, USA, 89 minutes
Introduced by Christopher Sorrentino and Joseph LeDoux and The Amygaloids
Free with $7 bar minimum |
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RMA April 19-20 All day
The Healing Voice: Chanting, Ritual and Resonance workshop
with healing sound pioneer Jill Purce; Presented with the New York Open Center www.opencenter.org
$245 for the weekend |
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RMA Saturday, April 19, 8 p.m.
The Gundecha Brothers
Dhrupad is the most ancient form of Hindustani classical music that survives today in its original form. Umakant and Ramakant Gundecha are two of India's leading exponents of the style.
$25
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RMA Monday, April 21, 7 p.m.
An American Book of the Dead* - The Game Show
A workshop production by The Subjective Theatre Company
Free to RMA Members
As BRAINWAVE's own reality show, this interactive play by Paul Mullin plucks three contestants from the audience to live and die their way through a myriad of American incarnations as they compete for the ultimate prize perfect enlightenment. |
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RMA Wednesday, April 23, 1 p.m.
You Must Remember This
Lunchmatters film and discussion. Jeff Watt, Chief Curator and Director of Himalayan Art Resources and a curator of Bon: The Magic Word, talks with psychologist Lila Davachi about iconography in Himalayan art as a mnemonic device.
$10/ Free to RMA Members
As BRAINWAVE's own reality show, this interactive play by Paul Mullin plucks three contestants from the audience to live and die their way through a myriad of American incarnations as they compete for the ultimate prize perfect enlightenment. |
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RMA Friday, April 25, 9:30 p.m.
Film: The Last Wave
1979, Peter Weir, Australia, 106 minutes
With Richard Chamberlain, Olivia Hamnett, and David Gulpilil
Free with $7 bar minimum |
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RMA Wednesday, April 30, 1 p.m.
Welcome to Your Brain
Lunchmatters film and discussion. Visionary film and theater director Julie Taymor joins Sam Wang, associate professor of neuroscience at Princeton University, and Sandra Aamodt, editor-in-chief of Nature Neuroscience, in an exploration of the workings of our brains. This presentation marks the publication of Welcome to Your Brain: Why You Lose Your Car Keys but Never Forget How to Drive and Other Puzzles of Everyday Life.
$10/ Free to RMA Members |
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RMA Friday, May 2, 9:30 p.m.
Film: La cité des enfants perdues
1995, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, France, 112 minutes
With Ron Perlman, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Daniel Emilfork, and Dominique Pinon
Free with $7 bar minimum |
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RMA Wednesday, May 7, 1 p.m.
Fear Itself
Lunchmatters film and discussion. Chöd teacher Tsultrim Allione and New York University neuroscientist Joseph LeDoux discuss the sources of fear and explore how Buddhist practice seeks to master these deep-seated emotions.
$10/ Free to RMA Members |
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RMA Friday, May 9, 9:30 p.m.
Joel Grey introduces On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
1970, Vincente Minnelli, USA, 129 minutes
With Barbra Streisand, Yves Montand, Jack Nicholson, and Bob Newhart
Free with $7 bar minimum |
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RMA Wednesday, May 14, 1 p.m.
The Satyagraha Synapse
Lunchmatters film and discussion. With Mark Kurlansky, bestselling author of Cod and Salt and now of Nonviolence: Twenty-five Lessons from the History of a Dangerous Idea, and neurologist Michael Meaney. Marking the new production of Philip Glass's opera Satyagraha at the Metropolitan Opera.
Free with $7 bar minimum |
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RMA Wednesday, May 14, 6:30 p.m.
Conversations on Consciousness
Bokara Legendre talks to pianist and composer Kenny Werner
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RMA Friday, May 16, 9:30 p.m.
Film: La Cravate
1957, Alejandro Jodorowsky, France, 20 minutes
With Denise Brossot, Rolande Polya, Alejandro Jodorowsky, and Saul Gilbert
Free with $7 bar minimum |
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RMA Wednesday, May 21, 1 p.m.
Train to Happiness
Lunchmatters film and discussion. French biologist-turned-Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard in conversation with Mind and Life Institute pioneer Bennett Shapiro on their work on cognitive function with His Holiness The Dalai Lama.
$10/ Free to RMA Members |
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RMA Wednesday, May 21, 7 p.m.
BRAINWAVE: Reflections
Nine Circles Chamber Theatre
A concert of music and words exploring the correlation between audiences' responses to diverse elements of classical music and their nervous systems. Can neuroscience help us understand reactions to consonance vs. dissonance, harmony vs. atonalism, predictable rhythms vs. seemingly random patterns? Purcell, Pendercki, Beethoven'
With neuroscientist Robert Zatorre and artistic director and violinist Gil Morgenstern
Included is a guided visit to the exhibition to help set the visual context prior to the concert.
$20
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RMA Friday, May 23, 9:30 p.m.
Film: The Fury
1978 Brian De Palma, USA, 118 minutes
Kirk Douglas, Andrew Stevens, Amy Irving. Introduced by John Freitas.
Free with $7 bar minimum |
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RMA Wednesday, May 28, 1 p.m.
Raghavan Iyer: 660 Curries
Lunchmatters film and discussion. What effect do spices have on the way we see and taste the world? The enterprising chef Raghavan Iyer engages in a tasting match with a neurobiologist to better understand the neurological effects of spices in our food.
$10/ Free to RMA Members |
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RMA Thursday, May 29, 8 p.m.
BRAINWAVE: Towards Silence − by Sir John Tavener
World premiere of a site-specific composition be performed in the Museum´s spiral, the piece commands the forces of four quartets positioned in different parts of the Museum.
Towards Silence - meditation on the four states of ATMA according to the Vedanta of Hinduism
-The waiting state (growth manifestation)
-The dream state
-Deep sleep in which ATMA is in union with Brahma
-That which is beyond
The performance of the new work will be preceded by readings from relevant sacred texts, read by noted performers. The performance will be led by the Medici String Quartet, headed by Paul Robertson, Visiting Professor in Music and Medicine to the Peninsula Medical School.
Part of the World Science Festival. Tickets $45-$90.
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RMA Friday, May 30, 8 p.m.
Explorers of the Infinite
Launch of Maria Coffey´s book about the 'Secret Spiritual Lives of Extreme Athletes - and What They Reveal About Near - Death Experiences, Psychic Communication, and Touching the Beyond.' A talk in the galleries followed by a book signing.
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RMA Friday, May 30, 9:30 p.m.
Benjamin Taylor introduces Black Narcissus
1947, Michael Powell, UK, 100 minutes
With Deborah Kerr, Jean Simmons, Flora Robson, and David Farrar
Free with $7 bar minimum |
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RMA Saturday, May 31, 7 p.m. - Sunday, June 1, 8 a.m.
The Peak Experience
In the ultimate sleepover, 40 kids aged 10-12 and roped together alpine-style confront the challenges of climbing Mt. Everest. Along the way, they learn the scientific and medical aspects of mountaineering from experienced Everest veterans and Sherpas. Presented as part of the World Science Festival. Tickets $108. See rmanyc.org/brainwave for details.
All programs subject to change.
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