The Absurdity of the Entropy Crisis – following the Traces of the H-Theorem
An opera-performance negotiating our present, facing the scenario of a world-wide crisis of disintegration,
based on the narration of individual stories of authentic people.
Die Absurdität der Entropie-Krise – auf den Spuren des H-Theorems
A co-production of
NOMAD.theatre
with
MUSIKTHEATERTAGE WIEN
in cooperation with Tanzquartier Wien, MEDIA OPERA and ZENTRALWERK Dresden
Direction, installation, and system architecture: Thomas J. Jelinek • Music, composition and sound architecture.: Jorge Sánchez-Chiong •Text, discourse dramaturgy, performance: Marian Kaiser • Sampling music performance, cello, vocals: MELA Marie Spaemann • Sound-art, programming: Pit Noack •Photographic body installation: Christina Hartl-Prager • Performer, actor, mathematics : Max Hoffmann •Conceptual installation, economics : Gerald Nestler • Relic Hunter : Lucie Strecker • Soundscape, guitar, vocals : Florian Kmet • Physical installation, game programming : Thomas Wagensommerer • Video-Game performance : Louise Linsenbolz •Video-conception : Peter Koger • live-eye-camera : Georg Eisnecker • Multi-Percussionist, soundscape creator : David Christopher Panzl • turntabels : JSX
GUEST EXPERTS :Hanada Al Refai :Mathematician, political activist, from Syria • Armin Medosch :Artist, media expert, journalist, professor at Belgrade University of Media and Arts • Margarete Jahrmann :pataphysical media artist, professor at Zürich Arts University • Stefan Glasauer .: Neuroscientist, professor at Ludwig-Maximilian University Munich, Germany
further: Wikipedia-picture machine : Ulli Kühn • conducting software, „big daddy“ : Philippe Kocher • bio-cycle engineering : Roman Harrer • Sound engineering : Florian Bogner • artistic production, nomad : Thomas J. Jelinek • production management and assistance: Louise Linsenbolz • production and dramaturgic consultant : Georg Steker
VIDEO DOCUMENTATION : Michael Loizenbauer
