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Underdrome: new 360-degree Darren Johnston Production at London’s Roundhouse

Posted on May 4, 2009, 10:05 am, by francesco d'orazio, under music, opera, theatre.

‘Underdrome’ is a new immersive production from choreographer Darren Johnston that takes place from May 22-24 at the Roundhouse in London. A 360 degree experience combining dance, voices, music and video to generate a sense of presence into the space of representation.
Underdrome has been created specially for the Roundhouse, in response to its architecture and [...]

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Death and the Powers: the making of the new techno-theatre

Posted on April 18, 2009, 9:34 am, by francesco d'orazio, under music, opera, theatre.

Tod Machover is working on a new theatrical show at MIT Media Lab Hyperinstruments that is going to revolutionize the way opera is produced.

Death and the Powers tells the story of a man who wants to live forever and finds a way to download himself into a technolgical environment, The System:
Simon Powers was a [...]

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