It is not easy to talk about the problem of global warming because it worries, it calls into question each of us as a small part of the problem and the solution. "Some like it hot - A show on climate change" , tells the reality of the climate crisis, how and why we have wasted so much time in dealing with it, what are the obstacles and the possible strategies to deal with it. The scientific story is accompanied by images, scientific animations, videos and jazz music, with the piano performance of pieces from the soundtrack of the film by Billy Wilder and other jazz standards by Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock and Michel Petrucciani. The trends in greenhouse gas concentrations and temperatures of the planet, the reduction of sea ice in the Arctic are combined with the warmth of jazz, irony and the images of Marylin Monroe, they are the background to understand how burning the climate issue is, allowing us to better approach its great ethical dimension. An ever-evolving script, which in more than 70 performances in public evenings, festivals and events for schools, in many Italian regions, has followed the unfolding of the impacts of climate change, the actions of climate deniers and inactivists, the evolution of political and technological responses over the last 10 years.
science, jazz, and visual language for an effective climate change communication" brings together the scientific story behind climate change and the analysis of how we can address the issue, both individually and collectively. The conference show combines striking visual prompts, scientific animations, live music and videos to create an engaging yet structured and informative communication performance.
7 live piano tracks from the soundtrack of Billy Wilder's film Some Like it Hot, which gives the show its name, and 9 other jazz classics accompany animations that show the trends in the concentrations of greenhouse gases, the temperatures of the planet, the reduction of the Arctic sea ice, etc. (14 scientific animations, all available on the web, are used).
The warmth of jazz music, some well-dosed irony and the images of Marylin Monroe provide the background to understand how urgent the climate issue is, stimulate a reflection on how we deal with ecological issues in our daily lives and allow the audience to better approach climate change's crucial ethical dimension.