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Special Acts
3D Theatre
Cosmic Explorers
This year celebrates the 21st Anniversary of the amazing Hubble Space Telescope. Cosmic Explorers merges gaming technology with the latest in 3D stereo projection to create a cosmic voyage of discovery. As we fly into orbit and out into the universe you will visit other worlds and learn how we are using ground and space based telescopes and probes to unlock the secrets of the universe and discover how space technology and satellites are changing our everyday lives.
The journey will also take us into the realm of the very small, as we miniaturise the audience to travel into the realm of the microscopic to discover the building blocks of life itself!
The show is produced with support from BT, the Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies (DIAS) and the Irish Centre for High-End Computing (ICHEC)
Arena Shows
W5
Fire!
What is fire exactly? What do we need to produce it, and why is it so important? 2011 is the International Year of Chemistry, and with some exciting demonstrations the W5 team will show you why fire is an important illustration of chemical reactions, how we can create fire tornadoes, how different chemicals produce different reactions (fireworks) and, most importantly, why you should be aware of the risks of fire and why it should be treated with respect.
Gandini Juggling
Gandini Juggling has been set up to celebrate the art of juggling in all its facets, fuelled by a belief that juggling is an exciting living art form. During the last past 18 years, the Gandinis have performed over 4,000 shows in 40 countries and are in constant worldwide demand for their virtuoso juggling and breathtaking choreography.
They have done pioneering work into using mathematics to generate juggling patterns. The piece they are performing uses state of the art LED technology and electronics to synchronise and program light-emiting juggling clubs. Participants can have a go at learning to juggle!
Dale Treadwell
RTE Children's Television favourite 'Nature Guy' Dale Treadwell brings his GONDWANALAND Presentation to the BT Arena Stage for the 2011 Young Scientist Exhibition! Best know for his quirky take on 'Life in Your Backgarden' which he regularly brings to schools throughout Ireland and the Naturally Wild Play garden from the 2007 Bloom Garden Festival, Dale intends to take us back on an audio visual adventure to his own childhood passion the search for the Living Fossils of Gondwana the Wollemi Pine Dinosaur tree from Eastern Australia only discovered in 1994 and previously thought extinct. The BT Arena Stage will be transformed into a Jurassic Rainforest and no Jurassic Display would be complete without Deinonychus antirropus ('terrible claw') our 3m long 1.5 m tall dinosaur
Velociraptor might have been fearsome but they were only about the size of a large turkey and T-Rex was quite a monster but he wasn't exactly the sharpest tool in the box. Deinonychus - now he had the highest EQ of all the dinosaurs (intelligence as measured by it's relative brain to body weight). It probably ate just about anything it could slash or tear apart. When hunting in packs Deinonychus could probably kill any prey it desired. Visitors and Exhibitors to this years Young Scientist BEWARE!!! Other topics Dale will explore are Polar Dinosaurs and the Larks Quarry Dinosaur Stampede site of Western Queensland. for further information www.naturallywild.ie
RobotWars
Metal Mayhem!
The Robotic Warriors are back. Stars from the TV show will battle it out to the death in the Mechatrons Battle Arena. These heavyweight 'bots take no prisoners using full pressure flippers, axes, crunchers, spinners and more to destroy each other. Their full metal jackets had better be in top condition to withstand not just an arsenal of weaponry but also 100kg impacts at up to 40 Kph!
Iron Awe will be defending its current title against top seeds Bigger Brother, Pressure, Ripper, Beast and Merlin to name but a few. There's no holds barred as the meanest, toughest and most destructive battling robots thwack, flip, munch and bash. In the end, there can be only one.
Think you could do better? Want to try driving a fighting robot yourself? Well you can! The Ankle Rascals are a set robotic warrior style featherweight (15kg) robots that you can try out your own robot control skills with. You can fight them and try to flip each other over or work in teams in a robotic soccer playoff.
Don't forget to bring your earplugs for the sound activated Robot Rumble. These full size heavyweight boxing bots will be bashing and belting to the sound of your screams and cheers. Will Brittany Spares do it again for the girls or will the boys take the title this time?
Take your seats quickly and follow the rules or the Sentry Mechatrons might just take exception to you! You will see Daleks, walkers and a host of other dangerous, friendly and just plain weird robots. Bring your raincoat and ear defenders and prepare for sprays, sparks, noise and mayhem at the BT World of Robots.
