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Melanie Wilson: Oracle Song

FuelFest

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A black and grey image of a bird flying close to a person's head. It looks AI generated.

A poetic and intricate listening experience that sees the award-winning artist collaborate with an AI machine to explore the complexity of human and animal relationships.

Award-winning artist Melanie Wilson collaborates with an AI machine learning tool to explore the conflicted terrain of human and animal relationships through sound.

This poetic, intricate listening experience weaves together language, multi-part vocal composition, field recording and electronic sound to map the fragmentary experience of the biodiversity crisis with kaleidoscopic force.

Created using endangered animal voices from the UK and beyond, the score was developed through a five-year research process into machine learning for composition, supported by PRiSM, The Centre for Practice and Research in Science and Music, at the Royal Northern College of Music.

Oracle Song seeks to take the audience from a place of climate anxiety and grief into a shared landscape of listening and connection.

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This is a work-in-progress performance as part of FuelFest, celebrating 20 years of fresh work for adventurous people by inspiring artists.

 

Running time: approximately 50 minutes, no interval

Age guidance: 14+

This event contains strong language and mature themes.

Accessibility
If you're a wheelchair user, please contact our box office on 020 7101 1188 (Mon-Sun 10am - 5:30pm) to book a ticket at a Pay What You Can price. 


The Fuel Behind the Fest: in conversation with Melanie Wilson
Fri 21 Mar, following the 7.45pm performance 
Explore the creative approaches to making Oracle Song and the technology at its core. Free to same-day ticket holders.

Commissioned and produced by Fuel and funded by Arts Council England, Sound and Music, The RNCM Centre for Practice & Research in Science & Music (PRiSM), Hosking Houses Trust.

Presented by the Barbican.

Discover more about Fuel on their website fueltheatre.com and across socials on @fueltheatre. 

Image by Graeme Swinton. 

This work was created as part of Sound and Music’s New Voices programme. 

Cast & Creative Team

Melanie Wilson Writer, composer and sound designer
Sarah Dacey, Adey Grummet, Rosie Middleton, Melanie Pappenheim and Melanie Wilson Performers
Kate Whitley Music Supervision
Grzegorz Staniewicz Production Sound Engineer

Ticket prices

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The price options are: £5, £9, £12, £15, £18 and £21. 

*Excludes £1.50 booking fee
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