Pink Floyd ‘Dark Side’ planetarium show at Cleveland Museum of Natural History is must-see
Haven't been to the Pink Floyd spectacle at the CMNH's Shafran Planetarium? Better hurry. It ends Sunday, April 14 and it's worth every penny. The Cleveland Museum of Natural History has hosted a planetarium show at its Shafran Planetarium for the last several months, "The Dark Side of the Moon," a tribute to Pink Floyd's legendary album. The 42-minute album is played in surround sound and accompanied by visuals created by NSC Creative, which collaborated with Pink Floyd’s longtime creative collaborator, Aubrey Powell. The show has been screening at several other locations across North America but has been thwarted by ongoing renovations. The general admission ticket is not required to attend a showing, but advance tickets are highly recommended due to last-minute demand.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio – Everyone in the path of totality has gone into full eclipse mode, anticipating the rare celestial event with bated breath. But how will you extend that eclipse experience or combat inevitable post-event blues when it’s over?
The answer lies with “The Dark Side of the Moon,” Pink Floyd’s legendary album which just celebrated a 50th Anniversary. For the last several months, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History has screened a stunning visual embodiment of this rock masterpiece in its Shafran Planetarium.
The 42-minute album, which is played in surround sound, is fortified by magnificent cosmic vistas and interstellar time-warp visuals created by NSC Creative, which worked closely with Pink Floyd’s longtime creative collaborator, Aubrey Powell of Hipgnosis.
Each song builds a mind-bending cinematic voyage, delivered with breathtaking, galactic flair. Unlike some of the “laser light spectacles” that once circumnavigated the country’s clubs and theaters, this experience is different—both expansive and thoroughly immersive.
In fact, there are moments where you feel like you’re in outer space at the birth of creation. At other points, you realize just how small we all are as we navigate this confounding human experience.
Or as a friend who witnessed it with me said, “How lucky we are to be moss on this rock, given how many rocks there are out there?” I would easily see it again several times over at several times the price.
Sadly, the “Time” on the show is ticking and no “Money” can stop that. At least for now.
This NSC Creative show brought in by the museum last year has been screening at several other locations across North America. While the show has been “held over” here in Cleveland a few times, the museum’s ongoing renovations have put a hard stop on “Dark Side.”
The show ends Sunday, April 14. Until then, “The Dark Side of the Moon” will screen on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 1 p.m.; Fridays at 4 p.m.; Saturdays at 2 p.m., 3 p.m. and 4 p.m.; Sunday, April 7, and Sunday, April 14, at 4 p.m.
A general admission ticket is not required to attend a showing, but advance tickets are “highly recommended” because of last-minute demand. Walk-up admission is not guaranteed.
With so much happening lately, I deeply regret putting off this show. It’s just that good. One can only hope the museum brings “Dark Side” back when the renovation project ends.
I need one more trip around the galaxy. Maybe two. Haven’t taken yours yet? Run, don’t walk.