Yūrei: Ghost of the AI Empire
Step into the future of live art with an immersive Japanese science-fiction opera where AI, human creativity, and Kabuki theatre entwine in a haunting tale of love, betrayal, and digital immortality.
Full Credits
Produced by Operactive Arts Ltd. (https://operactive.co.uk)
Creative Team
- Vision & Storyworld Creator: Alexandra Huang-Kokina
- Director: Alexandra Huang-Kokina and Arturs Kokins
- Composer: Atzi Muramatsu
- Conductor: Atzi Muramatsu
- Librettist: Alexandra Huang-Kokina
- Dramaturg: Alexandra Huang-Kokina
- Digital Media Designer: Ray Interactive
- Digital Projection Designer: Jiarong Yu
Cast
- Jacob (Tenor/Baritone): Colin Murray
- Oiwa (Lyrical Soprano): Stephanie Lai
- Ohana (Mezzo-Soprano): Lynn Bellamy
- Narrator (Spoken or sung role): Stephanie Lamprea
Musical Team
- Piano: Alexandra Huang-Kokina
- Violin: Paul Docherty
- Cello: Robin Mason
Technical & Production Team
- Production Manager: Arturs Kokins
- Technical Director: Arturs Kokins
- Audience Interaction Technologists: Ray Interactive
- Immersive / Interactive Media Developers: Jiarong Yu and Ray Interactive
Graciously supported by the Centre for Data, Culture and Society at Edinburgh Futures Institute, the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities at the University of Edinburgh, the Centre for Aesthetics and Business Creativity at Lund University School of Economics and Management, the Music & Letters Trust (Oxford Academic), and the Royal Musical Association.
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