Future Mythologies is a celebratory showcase for the new works in development that aspire to redefine the future of storytelling, and become the myths of tomorrow. Through performance excerpts and facilitated discussions between artists and audiences, this event unveils the captivating evolution of groundbreaking new works.

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Future Mythologies at the Annex

Annex Vancouver

Future Mythologies is a celebratory showcase for the new works in development that aspire to redefine the future of storytelling, and become the myths of tomorrow.

Soft Tongues at Lobe Studio

Lobe Studio

Through a physical exploration of the ways queer club culture, plant growth cycles, and sapphic intimacy intersect, ULTRA VIOLETS subverts our expectations of what queer becoming looks like, and depicts this process as cause for celebration. Set within a world that is part greenhouse, part underground dance club, this dance- theatre piece draws on the history of disco and plant life to propose a new perspective on what it means to grow into oneself. Using integrated design, plenty of disco balls, and dirt, we offer a glimpse into this process and ask one question: do you want to dance? Content and Flashing Light Notice: This performance contains strobing lights throughout, some loud sounds, and brief strong language.

Ultra Violets

Centre for Digital Media

From our opening gathering, to the World Premiere of Eurydice Fragments, to ULTRA VIOLETS, to Future Mythologies, we want to thank you, the audience for your presence, support and enthusiasm.

IndieFest

Opening IndieFest 2024, Eurydice Fragments is a contemporary version of the Greek Orphean myth that fuses powerful vocal performances, dance, extended reality, motion capture and interactive technologies. Through an immersive exploration of our digital and carbon existences, the performance dissolves the binaries we are bound to from birth until death, and strums the threads between heaven and hell, male and female, maker and muse, performer and audience.

Eurydice Fragments

Using computer-generated sets and avatars brought to life by a collaboration of opera, dance, hip-hop and video game professionals, Live from the Underworld brings one of the most famous Greek myths to life! Audiences can experience a hybrid stage adaption of a story told through real-time motion capture and projections. In this enchanting performance with live opera singers, Eurydice encounters the spirit farer of the underworld, Charon, and must make the decision to either reclaim her heritage or reconnect with the man she loved, Orpheus. Join Eurydice and Charon as they journey through the luminescent caverns of the underworld, against a musical backdrop that combines operatic singing with hip-hop beats.

re:Naissance Opera

Nov 23, 2024

Future Mythologies at the Annex

Nov 22, 2024

Soft Tongues at Lobe Studio

re:Naissance Opera