To Be Human – National Museum of Australia, Australia

About this event

Delve into the creative process with singer-songwriter Lior and a program to nourish your soul and challenge your assumptions. AI is everywhere you turn: the news cycle, your search engine, lurking under Facebook posts. For creators it’s an unavoidable topic. Is AI a tool or a threat? What happens when history and context are removed? How does this affect the interaction between artist and audience? These, says Lior, are the burning questions behind To Be Human. For Noongar composer Elizabeth Sheppard, creation emerges from community and heritage. Kalgoorli Silky Pear, originally written for the ANU School of Music’s 1770 Henrion square piano, was inspired by her grandparents’ life in Kalgoorlie and draws on her Indigenous and Scottish ancestry. Meanwhile, Happy Deathday Mister Robot! by Michael Sollis is pure imagination – whimsical and adrenaline-charged music for a futuristic ritual.

Cast & creative

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  Conductor

  Jessica Cottis
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  Conductor

  Jessica Cottis
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  Piano

  Ade Vincent
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  Piano

  Ade Vincent
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  Tenor

  Lior
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  Electric Guitar

  Lior
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  Composer

  Elizabeth Shepard
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  Composer

  Michael Follis
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  Composer

  Lior Yoahimik
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  Composer

  Vincent Adelus