#MarineScience - A collaborative performance fusing arts, music and science has been shortlisted for the 2013 Allianz Business to Arts Awards.
As previously reported on Afloat.ie, The Longest River is a unique audio-visual performance intended to communicate the importance of marine science and research, putting a selection of choral music and traditional Irish music to a slideshow depicting marine scenes and video footage of the deep sea environment.
The production, a collaboration between the Marine Institute and Galway-based choir Cois Cladaigh, enjoyed a successful showcase earlier this year in Brussels, where it was also presented to primary school pupils.
“It is a great achievement to be shortlisted for this award as showcasing marine science, research and development through ocean literacy and music has proven to be an innovative way to engage new audiences," said Marine Institute chief Dr Peter Heffernan.
"This is especially important in developing a better understanding of the oceans and showing how this resource is key to generating social, cultural and economic benefits nationally and internationally."
The winners of the 2013 Allianz Business to Arts Awards will be announced on 10 September at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre.