[Colloquium] Death and the Powers, The Robot’s Opera: An Innovation in Music and Computation

[Ninfa Mayorga]

Death and the Powers, The Robot’s Opera: An Innovation in Music and  
Computation

Thursday, March 3, 2011 6:00 pm
Where:    Gleacher Center
450 North Cityfront Plaza Drive, Chicago, IL


Join Tod Machover, composer of the opera’s genre-bending music, Ian  
Foster, Director of the Computation Institute at the University of  
Chicago and Argonne National Lab, and Chicago Opera Theater General  
Director Brian Dickie as they discuss the interplay of technology and  
humanity in Death and the Powers, The Robots’ Opera. This ground- 
breaking opera, developed at the MIT Media Lab in partnership with COT  
and Harvard’s American Repertory Theater, will use specially designed  
technology including a chorus of robots, a Musical Chandelier, and a  
set that expressively “comes alive".

A partnership between Chicago Opera Theater and the University of  
Chicago’s Graham School and Arts|Science Initiative.
Cost:    $$10/$5 (students-ID REQUIRED)

To purchase tickets go to website: https://grahamschool.uchicago.edu/index.shtml

Contact:    Graham School
312-464-8655 or 773-702-1722
Calendars:    Graham School, Alumni Events, Arts, Exhibitions,  
Lectures, Special Events

Persons with disabilities who need an accommodation in order to  
participate in this event should contact the event sponsor for  
assistance.


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