Abstract
A workshop using dance to introduce particle physics concepts to young children is presented. The workshop is realised in the dance studio, the children assume complete ownership of the activity and dance becomes the means to express ideas. The embodiement of the physics concepts facilitates knowledge assimilation, while empowering the students with respect to science. Beyond the scientific and artistic benefits of this workshop, this approach aspires to overcome the barriers between art and science; and open new interdisciplinary horizons for the students.
Highlights
The 2015 Nobel Prize in physics was awarded ‘for the discovery of neutrino oscillations, which shows that neutrinos have mass’ [1]
An extended version was presented at the Midlands Arts Centre in March 2018, while the final version of the performance was presented in Paris in October 2019
The overwhelmingly positive feedback received from the audience compelled the authors to go beyond the performance by taking particle physics in the dance studio, allowing school students to approach the subject matter through an experiential approach
Summary
The 2015 Nobel Prize in physics was awarded ‘for the discovery of neutrino oscillations, which shows that neutrinos have mass’ [1] This was the starting point of a fruitful collaboration between the authors, a deeper look at the respective practices and exchange of ideas, that culminated in the ‘Neutrino Passoire’ performance [2]: following the elusive and omnipresent neutrinos, from their birthplace in the Sun, travelling through space and oscillating between flavours imperceptibly. In this journey, the neutrinos transverse matter, the Earth, our bodies, continuing unimpeded. Through the ‘Particle Dance’ workshop, we aspire to make particle physics more accessible, support students in developing self-confidence in relation to science and research, and generate an interest in science, as an inherently creative subject, that would persist for a long time after the workshop
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