Diaspora single work   musical theatre   science fiction  
Issue Details: First known date: 2019... 2019 Diaspora
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'Inspired by the concepts found in the first chapter of Australian author Greg Egan’s legendary science fiction masterpiece of the same name, DIASPORA presents a uniquely utopian reading of what life might be like if we surrender to the fact that software can be, and in fact is already, superhumanly organic. As we theorise and catastrophise about the perils of handing over control to an AI we often overlook the possibility that software could not only save our species but that it could also be a beautiful step in evolution towards an ethereal, non-body, consciousness. Using projection, illusions and lasers, a truly futuristic visual design houses an ensemble of extraordinary musicians who are charged with sonifying the complex and multi-layered build of a digital life-form.' (Production summary)

Production Details

  • Presented by The SUBSTATION, Melbourne International Arts Festival and CHAMBER MADE. This project was assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council.

    Performed at The Substation, Newport, Victoria: 5-6 October 2019.

    Composer and audio-visual artist: ROBIN FOX and CHAMBER MADE 

    Artistic Director dramaturg and co-director TAMARA SAULWICK,

    Co-composer and violinist ERKKI VELTHEIM,

    Video artist and system designer NICK ROUX,

    Musician / performers MADELEINE FLYNN (ondes musicales and Moog synth) and GEORGINA DARVIDIS (vocals and theremin), with

    Lighting design  AMELIA LEVER-DAVIDSON.

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Works about this Work

Diaspora Review : A Rave for the Senses, a Future That Has Already Arrived Miriama Young , 2019 single work review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 4 October 2019;

— Review of Diaspora 2019 single work musical theatre

'Diaspora, a production by Chamber Made, sets out to explore the nature of consciousness as society moves closer to the post-human digital realm.'

Diaspora Review : A Rave for the Senses, a Future That Has Already Arrived Miriama Young , 2019 single work review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 4 October 2019;

— Review of Diaspora 2019 single work musical theatre

'Diaspora, a production by Chamber Made, sets out to explore the nature of consciousness as society moves closer to the post-human digital realm.'

Last amended 8 Oct 2019 08:05:31
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