Evolving Arts exhibit explores our origins

The Emory College Center for Creativity & Arts opened last year with a mandate to find ways to cross-fertilize disciplines and seed creativity. “Emory Evolving Arts: New Works Festival,” its first major cross-disciplinary project, mixes art and science.

The university held a symposium on the subject of evolution in October in honor of the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of “On the Origin of Species.” It commissioned a group of artists, writers and dancers to attend the conference and make new works in response to that experience.

The festival showcases the results.

> Visual art: “Halfway to Invisible: An Emory Evolving Arts Exhibition by Eve Andree Laramee.” Through March 6. Emory Visual Arts Gallery, 700 Peavine Creek Drive. 404-727-6315. www.visualarts.emory.edu.

> Theater readings: “The Fifth Great Ape” by Kenneth Weitzman & Out of Hand Theater. 7 p.m. Friday. “Wax Wings” by Matthew Maguire and “What’s Wrong With Me?” (working title), by John Walch. 5 p.m. Saturday.

> Dance: “How The Human Got Its Big Head” by Lori Teague and “Big Eater (heart of glass)” by David Neumann. 8 p.m. Feb. 26-28. (Feb. 26 is an open rehearsal and talk-back session)

All theatrical and dance performances are at the Schwartz Center, 1700 North Decatur Road. Free but reservations suggested: 404-727-5050. www.arts.emory.edu.