humanoid

Do machines also have human rights? In the year 2037, the programmer Jonah has withdrawn to his studio following the loss of his partner. There, with the help of his robot Juri, he builds the android Alma. His best friend Piet becomes increasingly worried by Jonah’s growing attachment to Alma. And why does he erase her memory every night? When an unknown child sneaks into the rooms and befriends Alma, the small world of the studio is shaken to its core. And what is the story behind the mysterious appearance of Jonah’s former girlfriend Vivienne?

Leonard Evers, one of the most successful composers of music theatre for children and young people, composed „humanoid“ in 2019, a work exploring the relationship between man and machine. At the same time, it’s also a thrilling science fiction opera for young people. The score borrows from the music of the Romantic age as well as jazz, twelve-tone music, soundtracks and musicals to create 60 minutes of musical variety and a few surprises. Today, a huge amount of research is being conducted into robots, with the first model androids already developed several years ago. In his gripping opera, Evers poses an ethical dilemma that is still unresolved: Who is human and who is machine?