An unnamed lobbyist purveys a stolen bioweapon on the cryptomarket before arriving at a social media celebrity house in Los Angeles, and finally at a Twitter Bot factory in regions unknown. With a libretto by Dan J. McLaughlin O'Neil, the characters find themselves entangled amidst a widening morass of advertisements and social media. As the lines blur between themselves and their surroundings, the lobbyist takes flight to alternative dimensions, spanning the physically discrete to the virtual, beyond the singularity and into the post-Human.
PREMIERE | April 28, 2018 |
LOCATION | Project-Q, New York City |
PERSONNEL | Directed by Joshua William Gelb Libretto by Dan O'Neil and Alec Hall Lighting and stage design by Marika Kent Movement choreography by Katie Rose McLaughlin Starring: Jeff Gavett - Baritone Charlotte Mundy - Soprano Peformed by TAK Ensemble: Laura Cocks - Flute Carlos Cordeiro - Clarinets Marina Kifferstein - Violin Ellery Trafford - Percussion Emily Pacilio and Emily Craver – Cryptobros |
DURATION | 37:57 |
COMMISSIONER | Qubit, New York State Council on the Arts |
TECHNOLOGY | Live audio processing, sample playback, live video capture, dual video projection, lighting, costumes, smoke machine, site specificity |