"It's like an episode of Bill Nye, the Science Guy, hijacked by a prog-rock band."
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“...Emergence contains familiar elements of an arena show yet it blends theatricality and dramatic structure to create a more intimate experience. The show ponders such existential questions about consciousness, the time continuum, and the hugeness of the cosmos, but to Olson's credit, we are always aware of the individual and outsized talents of people on stage.”
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"It’s an offbeat show that fulfills all of its intentions. It makes you think about the big questions and it points to pure science for the answers, something we desperately need in this hopelessly fractured world. At its best, 'Emergence' is a balm for what divides us with a sense of cosmic connection."
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Olson might very well be the three-way love child of Thomas Dolby, Bill Irwin, and Max Headroom. He carries the show with an unbridled, infectious, childlike enthusiasm, sharing what he knows and loves--science and music--using songs he wrote in his car and lyrics that support his storytelling. He puts on this show like a life-long project that he couldn’t wait to find the barn for. Olson reels us all in as he fills our minds with profundities in the same ease and flair he might have if he were telling us an evening of dad jokes. He shares postulates about time, space, color, light, thought, consciousness, love, and existence, in easy-to-grasp terms using purposeful words and with exquisite imagery.
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“If you’re looking for a musical sermon about life, consciousness, perception, and the universe, 'Emergence' offers the gospel truth.”
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“I wanted it to be mind-bending and experimental and I wanted to question my existence. I wanted the performative ideas and psychedelic elements to go farther–to readily, eagerly close my eyes when summoned and immerse myself into the experience; but the mesmerizing experience didn’t meet me.”
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"This show is uplifting, insightful and definitely a unique theatrical experience."
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"It’s not your traditional musical or concert, but a merger of the creative arts with thought-provoking scientific theory that will keep you entertained – and leave you fact-checking."
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