Tony Winner David Henry Hwang Set for 'Icarus at the Edge of Time' Discussion at Guggenheim, 4/25

Renowned physicist Brian Greene, art duo Al and Al, award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang, and Artistic Director of London's Southbank Centre Jude Kelly explore the creative process behind a brand-new performance inspired by Greene's moving futuristic reimagining of the Icarus fable. This event is scheduled for Sunday, April 25, at 3PM and 7:30PM.

In this version, Icarus travels not to the sun but to a black hole, and in so doing poignantly dramatizes one of Einstein's greatest insights leading to deeper appreciation of the cosmos. A coproduction of the World Science Festival and the Southbank Centre, musical excerpts with accompanying visuals and narration will be performed prior to the world premiere on June 2, 2010, at Lincoln Center.

David Henry Hwang's plays include M. Butterfly (1988 Tony Award, 1989 Pulitzer Finalist), Yellow Face (2008 OBIE Award, 2008 Pulitzer Finalist), Golden Child (1997 OBIE Award, 1998 Tony Nomination), FOB (1981 OBIE Award) and The Dance and the Railroad. He wrote libretti for the Broadway musicals Aida (co-author), Flower Drum Song (2002 revival, Tony Nomination) and Disney's Tarzan. His opera libretti include Philip Glass's The Voyage (Metropolitan Opera), Bright Sheng's The Silver River, Osvaldo Golijov's Ainadamar (two 2007 Grammy Awards), and Howard Shore's The Fly. Hwang penned the feature films M. Butterfly, Golden Gate, and Possession (co-writer), and also co-wrote the song "Solo" with Prince. He serves on the Council of the Dramatists Guild, and was appointed by President Clinton to the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities.

Cost for the event: $30, $25 members, $10 students

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is located at 1071 Fifth Avenue (at 89th Street), New York, NY 10128-0173.

For more information, visit http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york