Detail of piece by Joanna Ebenstein
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Savior of Mothers: The Forgotten Ballet of Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis
Presented by:
David J. Sencer CDC Museum
Location:
David J. Sencer CDC Museum
Today – 9/5/2012
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thursday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Event Description
This exhibit is an installation of artifacts and ephemera related to an imaginary 19th century ballet created by artist Joanna Ebenstein. The ballet is based on the true story of the brilliant, yet reviled Hungarian doctor Ignaz Semmelweis (1818-1865). Scenes range from his earliest attempts to curb the "childbed fever" epidemic in his Viennese obstetrical clinic to his premature death of the very disease he had spent his life trying to defeat. Ebenstein's installation includes costume designs for the "Plague Demons of Cadaverous Particles" - expressionistic representations of the virulent bacteria Streptococcus pyogenes itself - and the "12 Mourning Mothers from Beyond the Grave," as well as model theaters, posters, programs and more.
Ticket Information
Free!
Venue Information
David J. Sencer CDC Museum
1600 Clifton Rd. NE
Atlanta, GA 30333
Phone: 404-639-0830
Funding for this web site is provided in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
