“Electric power is everywhere present in unlimited
quantities and can drive the world's machinery without the need of coal, gas, or any other of
the common fuels.”
-Nikola Tesla
We've come so far that it is hard to imagine a world without electricity, but at one point the
idea was inconceivable. From early experiments with a kite and a key to the invention of the
portable battery, human life is dependent more and more on the fundamental resource of
electricity.
Retracing the footsteps of four of the pioneers that gave humanity the gift of electricity, Blue
Devils B is proud to present the 2023 production Fathers of Electricity. Benjamin Franklin,
Thomas Edison, Alessandro Volta and Nikola Tesla each gave us pivotal inventions that catapulted
technology forward, and Blue Devils B pays homage to these geniuses through music and motion.
“He seized the lightning from heaven and the scepter from
the tyrants.”
-Anne Robert Turgot
