Ancient Greek Civilization Comes to Life at COSI
GREECE: Secrets of the Past displays magic on the 7-story Extreme Screen
For Immediate Release:
Kelli Gaza Nowinsky, COSI PR Manager, 614-629-3114, knowinsky@mail.cosi.org
(Columbus) January 8, 2008 - Take a journey to the dawn of democracy and the birthplace of Western Civilization in GREECE: SECRETS OF THE PAST. Now open at COSI, the film will run through June 6, 2008. Audiences are carried on an extensive archeological voyage back in time, as the film sets out on a quest to uncover the buried secrets of one of the world’s most progressive societies, Ancient Greece.
Moviegoers can explore an active excavation site near Akrotiri, where well-preserved ruins of a flourishing Bronze Age Greek civilization were once buried by the largest volcanic eruption in known history. Delve into the sparkling Aegean Sea and learn about its role in the birth of democracy. And get a look at what the mystical city of Athens and its famous Parthenon would have looked like in all its glory.
“In today’s world, no one can actually walk through and explore the inner realms of the Parthenon as it once existed. No one can witness the eruption that blew apart Santorini,” said Stephen Judson, writer and editor of GREECE: SECRETS OF THE PAST, “but through the magic of digital effects, we have the wonderful opportunity to give our film audience a chance not only to glimpse the past but to experience these places and events as if they were there in ancient times.”
At the heart of the film’s thrilling exploration is archeologist, Dr. Christos Doumas, who is passionate about Greek Culture and is working feverishly to piece together the puzzle of ancient Greece and better understand its influence on life today. He patches together a story about how archeology has unearthed the ways in which the early Greek’s rapid progress in science, politics, philosophy, sports and art in turn resulted in perhaps the greatest explosion in human advancement ever seen.
Helping to bring a fun, contemporary edge to this tale of a centuries-old civilization is the film’s narrator, Nia Vardalos, the Greek American actress who rose to the fore writing and starring in the run-away cross-cultural romantic comedy My Big Fat Greek Wedding. General
General COSI Admission is not required to see a film. Extreme Screen tickets are $6.00 when purchased with a general admission pass and $7.50 when purchased alone. Please find showtimes at http://www.cosi.org/visitors/theater/
COSI features over 100,000 square feet of exhibit space dedicated to hands-on science featured through seven unique exhibition areas. COSI also features a 7-story giant screen theater, the only high wire unicycle in the U.S., a restaurant and retail shop. For more information go to www.cosi.org or call 614.228.COSI.
