On Wednesday, July 15, at 6:00 p.m., Elena Mannes (relative of the founder of Mannes College The New School for Music) presents her documentary film, The Music Instinct: Science and Song. The special screening and lecture is being held in conjunction with the Creative Arts Therapy program at The New School and the summer course Music, Mind, and Healing.

The film explores recent discoveries made in a variety of disciplines that reveal new connections between music and the human mind, the body, and the universe. It features neuroscientist Daniel Levitin and an array of musicians, including Yo-Yo Ma, Bobby McFerrin, Evelyn Glennie, and Jarvis Cocker. The film was written and directed by award-winning filmmaker Elena Mannes, narrated by Audra MacDonald, and produced by Mannes and Margaret Smilow.

This free event is sponsored by the Creative Arts Therapy program at The New School and will be held in the Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall, 55 West 13th Street, 2nd floor.