ABACUS

Artists: Paul Abacus/Early Morning Opera/Lars Jan

Riding the wave of TED talk fanaticism and armed with the latest wizardry in media technology and data visualization, the visionary/prophet/madman/cult icon Paul Abacus comes to Sundance to surf the boundary of what is real and what is hyperreal and preach visions of a world without national borders. Culminating in three performances at New Frontier, Abacus delivers a master class in persuasion for the Screen Age that promises to usher civilization into a new era.

Originally Commissioned by the Experimental Media & Performing Arts Center (EMPAC)

Cast:

Paul Abacus
Nick Konow
Jon Luna

Underwritten by The Tiffen Company, makers of the Steadicam camera stabilizing systems

Credits:

Created and Produced by Early Morning Opera
Paul Abacus as himself
Director of Communications:  Lars Jan
Broadcast Specialist:  Sonny Valicenti
Video, Scenic & Software Designer:  Pablo N. Molina
Visualization Software & Data Narrative Designers / Developers: James N. Sears and Jonathan Cousins
Composer, Sound & Software Designer:  Nathan Ruyle
Lighting Designer & Production Manager:  Christopher Kuhl
Steadicam Operators:  Nicholas Konow and John Luna
Online & Public Choreographer:  Blaine O’Neill
Panda Wrangler: Luke Norby
Printed Design: Thirst, Rick Valicenti, John Pobojewski, and Bud Rodecker
Associate Producer:  Miranda Wright
Executive Prodcuer: Thea Duell and 24th Street Theatre (Los Angeles)