UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Emmy Award-winning Netflix Original documentary series “Our Planet” has been transformed into “Our Planet Live in Concert.” The Center for the Performing Arts will host the breathtaking audio-visual event at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 11, in Eisenhower Auditorium.
Like the Netflix series, the live show is narrated on screen by Sir David Attenborough, who has inspired millions by bringing the natural world to one’s living room. Emmy Award-winning actor William Shatner will co-narrate the program.
Visit “Our Planet Live in Concert” online or call 814-863-0255 for more information.
A collaboration between GEALive, Silverback Films and World Wildlife Fund, “Our Planet Live in Concert” combines high-quality live elements with a fusion of breathtaking cinematography projected on a large HD screen. “Our Planet” blends spectacular wildlife footage with the mysteries of how and why animals migrate. The program features stunning imagery of the Earth’s most beautiful, intriguing and surprising wildlife as it follows animals on the move from plains, to frozen worlds, to high seas and beyond.
The breathtaking cinematography is paired with new orchestrations by Oscar Award-winning composer Steven Price performed live by a touring ensemble enhanced by members of the Penn State Philharmonic Orchestra. Shatner’s narration provides bridges between the visually stunning nature imagery.