19:30 onwards, Saturday 24th August 2024

Online

 

Music & Words: Alastair White

 

 

 

Download the libretto, or buy the book.

 

The first opera performed in the metaverse — shortlisted for The Stage Awards and Ivan Juritz Prize.

 

#CAPITAL is a tale of dematerialisation and symbolism: from the first time someone exchanged a token for an object, or a symbol — a word — for a being in the world — all the way through gold bars and bank notes, or the virtual reality of art — to Web3, avatars and the metaverse itself. It is the story of becoming something else — where everything is always possible.

 

Alastair White’s sixth fashion-opera premiered at Metaverse Fashion Week 2023 where it was described as “an impressive Gesamtkunstwerk [which] shows all that the future will make possible” (Schön Magazine).

 

Produced by Gemma A. Williams, the work is performed within a bespoke fashion-opera house, the “House of Synergos,” designed by Sybarite architects — whose niche specialism is experiential retail. Taking place within Metaverse Labs’ platform Dragon City, the piece features the digital fashion of Winter Olympics brand CHENPENG curated by Williams, the fashion week’s ambassador. It is performed by Kelly Poukens (“a soprano in a thousand” — Klassiek Centraal) and danced by Zara Sands (“extraordinary” — North West End) with sound production by Pieter Franssen and videography by Hannah Lovell. The opera is supported by TONG, who ran a series of events within the venue including a showcase of Victor Wong’s digital fashion and panel discussion with CHENPENG.

 

Age range: All ages, but mostly adults

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Produced by UU Studios

 

Venue: Online

 

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On the same day:

 

 

Production and Curation: Gemma A. Williams Fashion: CHENPENG Architecture: Sybarite Architects Platform: Roy Zou and Metaverse Labs Words and Music: Alastair White Soprano: Kelly Poukens Dancer: Zara Sands Sound Production: Pieter Franssen Videography: Hannah Lovell Supported by: TONG

Production and Curation: Gemma A. Williams

Fashion: CHENPENG

Architecture: Sybarite Architects

Platform: Roy Zou and Metaverse Labs

Words and Music: Alastair White

Soprano: Kelly Poukens

Dancer: Zara Sands

Sound Production: Pieter Franssen

Videography: Hannah Lovell

Supported by: TONG