Cyborg pianist Zubin Kanga once again meets Ensemble Offspring, venturing to the edge of human creativity, technology, sound and machines in Ghost In The Machine - the second chapter in our genre-defying 'Machine' collaboration.
In a bold collision of human and machine, we present four thrilling world premieres by Ciaran Frame, Fiona Hill (AUS), Laurence Osborn (UK) and Linda Buckley (Ireland), each pushing sonic territories to the extreme. These composers conjure strange, futuristic and sometimes far-out musical worlds, brought to life by Ensemble Offspring and Zubin’s virtuosic performance.
Expect live electronics manipulated through movement, dazzling lighting, captivating visuals and music that transforms futuristic ideas into a visceral, exhilarating experience of sound and vision. This is a performance where technology becomes an extension of the body, where machines respond to movement, and where the boundaries between human and artificial, performer and technology, sound and spectacle begin to blur. As Limelight puts it, it is “not only listenable, but thrilling to watch”.
The Future is a Mystery - we invite you to hang on to every note with joy, curiosity and perhaps for dear life.
PROGRAM
Fiona Hill New Work*#
Linda Buckley Ghost in the Machine*^
Laurence Osborn New Work*^
Ciaran Frame Conditions of Stillness*^
*World Premiere
#Commission supported by Ensemble Offspring through the generous support of Peter Howard
^The new works by Linda Buckley, Laurence Osborn and Ciaran Frame were commissioned by Zubin Kanga as part of Cyborg Soloists, supported by a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship and Royal Holloway, University of London.
- Approx. 70 min, no interval
