Synchromy Presents: The Joining by Isaac Io Schankler and Aiden K Feltkamp

Synopsis:

The Joining is a speculative fiction opera about the collision of two civilizations, the Underland and the Overland. Frem, an Underlander technician and inventor, must travel to the prosperous Overland for the first time in generations to seek help with an impending famine. The Overlanders take an interest in Frem's golem Tachlis, an artificial lifeform that is more than it first appears.

The Joining uses the golem, the creature of clay and mud from Jewish folklore, to explore our own relationship with technology, and the ways technology is used to make us complicit in our own exploitation, oppression, and dehumanization.

CAST:

Diana Wyenn - Stage Director

Fahad Siadat - Music Director

Angelica Rowell - Frem (they/them)

Molly Pease - Gemini (she/her)

Kion Heidari - Tachlis (it/its)

Scott Graff - Walt (he/him)

Heather Jones - Khaver (they/them)

Brightwork New Music - Instrumental Ensemble

This workshop concert will showcase a semi-staged version of the opera. Audience members will have the chance to offer feedback via a questionnaire, during a feedback session, or during the reception that follows the event.

This program is supported in part by an arts grant from the City of West Hollywood and the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.