Opera

chasing waterfalls

Angus Lee / phase7 / kling klang klong

Morning routine. The »I« tries to log into their computer. And is laconically confronted by the machine with a question about their state of being: »Not convinced you aren’t a robot. Please try again.« »chasing waterfalls« – the title implies the act of »trying to grasp something intangible« – is a premiere project by the artists’ collective »phase7 performing.

arts« from Berlin and the Semperoper. Together with the composer Angus Lee (*1992) from Hong Kong and the Studio for Sonic Experiences »kling klang klong«, the collective is embarking on a music-theatrical investigation of the impact that artificial intelligence is having on our human, social and creative existence. Incidentally, the »I« succeeds in logging into the computer. And in confronting its digital spin-offs in the depths of the virtual world, »I« encounters surprising events, located somewhere between Lewis Carroll’s »Alice in Wonderland« and Stanley Kubrick’s »2001: A Space Odyssey«. And in the end, as in every good story, there comes a fade to black.

World premiere. An Artificial Intelligence Opera by phase7 performing.arts Berlin
Libretto by Christiane Neudecker

Performed in German and English with German and English surtitles

Premiere
3. September 2022,

No further performances in the current season.

Premiere cast

Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden

A co-production of the Semperoper Dresden and phase7 performing.arts Berlin with the New Vision Arts Festival, Hong Kong

Project Partner: T-Systems MMS

Generously supported by the Sächsische Semperoper Stiftung

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chasing waterfalls

Morning routine. The I tries to log into their computer. And is laconically confronted by the machine with a question about their state of being: Not convinced you aren’t a robot. Please try again.chasing waterfalls – the title implies the act of trying to grasp something intangible – is a premiere project by the artists’ collective phase7 performing.arts from Berlin and the Semperoper. Together with the composer Angus Lee (*1992) from Hong Kong and the Studio for Sonic Experiences kling klang klong, the collective is embarking on a music-theatrical investigation of the impact that artificial intelligence is having on our human, social and creative existence. Incidentally, the I succeeds in logging into the computer. And in confronting its digital spin-offs in the depths of the virtual world, I encounters surprising events, located somewhere between Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland and Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. And in the end, as in every good story, there comes a fade to black.
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