Directed by John Staniunas
Choreography by Muriel Cohan and Patrick Suzeau
Scenic Design by Mark Reaney
Lighting Design by Del Unruh
Costume Design by Delores Ringer
Tree of Life - Origins and Evolution, the culmination of the two-year collaborative Creative Campus project at KU, is an exciting production of music, dance, and theatre exploring the intricacy, challenge, and revelation involved in bridging the sciences, humanities, and performing arts. Tree of Life features the contributions of several academic departments at KU, the Lied Center, and a number of resident and touring artists, including the commissioned involvement of two-time Grammy Award-winning David Balakrishnan, founder of the Turtle Island String Quartet. The Creative Campus project is made possible in part by a grant from the Association of Performing Arts Presenters Creative Campus Innovations Grant Program, a component of Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. In addition, the project received support for the composition from the Argosy Foundation.