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Others nearly beat him to it. As early as 1872, German chemist Adolf von Baeyer was investigating the recalcitrant residue that gathered in the bottom of glassware that had been host to reactions between phenol (a turpentine-like solvent distilled from coal tar, which the gas-lighting industry produced in bulk) and formaldehyde (an embalming fluid distilled from wood alcohol). Von Baeyer set his sights on new synthetic dyes, however, not insulators. To him, the ugly, insoluble gunk in his glassware was a sign of a dead...
...formed this company because I'm interested in exploring my own feelings and the feelings of the people I'm working with. I think the group has a lot of potential as playwrights, we have the potential to create exciting theater," said von Baeyer...
...Individual isolation within urban complexity, sexual identity, and moral responsibility to local and international affairs" are themes in the groups work, said von Baeyer...
Last December Ronis worked with von Baeyer on 'Earth," a non-verbal evolution story which marked von Baeyer's directing debut at Harvard in "Earth," or Bacyer used the same method of turning improvisation into performance, he said...
Exploration of the theatrical mode of expression unifies the project, "What is the relationship between the observer and the performer? What does it mean to portray a character, to create a mood, or tell a story? These are questions we are addressing," said von Baeyer...