At Nerdist , we adore a good combination of nerdy endeavors. So, when we heard about the new NYC dance work, Birth + Carnage , which fuses choreography, astrophysics, and video installation, it sounded like the perfect adventure. After all, the beauty of space is one of our favorite things , and we can see how the literal study of the universe could move a beautiful work of human art. A collaboration between choreographer Marla Phelan and astrophysicist Dr. Blakesley Burkhart, the piece is “inspired by the astrophysical phenomenon of stellar birth as both visceral metaphor and choreographic framework.” We guarantee it’ll move you to tears and let you meditate on your place in the cosmos.

Phelan tells us of Birth + Carnage, “The work is inspired by Star Formation, or Galactic Birth,

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