Death and the Powers: A Robot Pageant

Operabots (Photo by Liz Lauren) Miranda (Sara Heaton) and Nicholas (Hal Cazalet) listen for Simon. (Photo by Paula Aguilera) Evvy (Emily Albrink) reconnects with Simon Powers as the Chandelier. (Photo by Liz Lauren) Simon Powers (James Maddalena) enters The System. (Photo by Jonathan Williams) Hal Cazalet as Nicholas (Photo by Jonathan Williams) Evvy (Emily Albrink) reconnects with Simon Powers as the Chandelier. (Photo by Jonathan Williams) Sara Heaton as Miranda (Photo by Jonathan Williams) Emily Albrink as Evvy (Photo by Jonathan Williams) Miranda (Sara Heaton) and Nicholas (Hal Cazalet) listen for Simon. (Photo by Jonathan Williams) Simon Powers (James Maddalena) enters The System. (Photo by Liz Lauren) Evvy (Emily Albrink) reconnects with Simon Powers as the Chandelier. (Photo by Jonathan Williams) Nicholas (Hal Cazalet) invites Evvy (Emily Albrink) to follow Simon into The System. (Photo by Jonathan Williams) Nicholas (Hal Cazalet) and Operabots (Photo by Paula Aguilera) Nicholas and the Delegates (Photo by Liz Lauren) Evvy (Emily Albrink) reconnects with Simon Powers as the Chandelier. (Photo by Jonathan Williams) James Maddalena wears sensors that capture his gesture and breathing for Disembodied Performance Operabots in rehearsal Evvy (Patricia Risley) reminisces with Simon as the Chandelier The Delegates in rehearsal Nicholas (Hal Cazalet) explains Simon's transformation to Miranda (Joélle Harvey). Nicholas dances with Operabots The Disembodied Performance System rendering software translates Jim Maddalena's performance into the walls. Miranda (Sara Heaton) in rehearsal Opera of the Future team at the MIT Media Lab Peter Torpey, Doctoral Research Assistant at the MIT Media Lab, created the Disembodied Performance System and visual content for Death and the Powers Peter Torpey and Alex McDowell admire an Operabot onstage at the September 2009 music workshop