Tesla Orchestra To Appear At Ars Electronica Festival Opening

The electrifying performance of the Tesla Orchestra is the featured attraction at this year's festival opening.

Fireballs, lightning, music and dance-the Tesla Orchestra (US) founded in 2009 by Ian Charnas (US) at Case Western Reserve University is a circus in grandiose style. The world's two largest Tesla coils are the instruments this ensemble uses to produce dazzlingly bright, meter-high lightning bolts of up to 26 kilowatts and several million volts. But that's not all. For the show's big number, a Tesla performer climbs into the ring for a daring dance with the lightning ...

Check out some photos of the event here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/arselectronica/sets/72157627330855024/

For more info: http://www.aec.at/news/