Mendel

This dance section from Ferocious Beauty: Genome introduces students to Gregor Mendel, the father of genetics. The dance offers an opportunity for students to make relationships between images and substantive moments in history. For example, the chess images might represent the fact that he played chess by himself but may also represent the problem solving challenges in science. Students are invited to make relationships between what they see and what they know about Mendel; they can project themselves into his life. This selection can launch discussion in the classroom of modern genetics and molecular biology. For further information, see http://sciencechoreography.wesleyan.edu/modules/.

Ferocious Beauty: Genome direction and conception by Liz Lerman (2006), Liz Lerman Dance Exchange http://www.danceexchange.org. Music from "The Trees" by Max Richter used courtesy of Mute Song and Embassy Music.

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I literally thought that was Voldemort coming out..