Autoplay, Africa’s first AI-generated opera, is set to disrupt traditional performance art with a bold and immersive production that blends choreography, generative soundscapes, and machine learning. Created by acclaimed choreographer and director Louise Coetzer, the show interrogates the intersection between identity, autonomy, and the digital landscapes that define modern existence.
Performed by Darkroom Contemporary, no two performances will be the same. Generative AI processes create unique musical compositions in real time, while audience interaction influences the evolving narrative, culminating in an experience that is both unpredictable and deeply personal.
Featuring live, original music by Brydon Bolton (Benguela), vocalist Inge Beckmann (Lark, Beast), and Njabulo Phungula, the score combines organic and manufactured soundscapes, fusing digital and analogue processing, which invite the audience into this surreal game, while experimenting with the viewers’ perception.
