Goodbye, CSIRAC Excerpt

To complement my article about Goodbye, CSIRAC (2012) in the latest issue of IMTAL Europe's Insights magazine, here's an excerpt from the original audio tour.

This section takes place when the audience reach the Mind and Body gallery. We hear the cheerful narrator describe some of CSIRAC's foibles; then, at around 1.30, the Ghost of Computers Past interrupts. As the audience looks down from the Mind and Body balcony, the Ghost appears amongst the darkness and dinosaur skeletons in the Science and Life gallery below (as photographed by Sonia Mangiapane).

The voice of the narrator is performed by the wonderful Ellen Steele; the Ghost and the music were performed by myself; audio production by the fantastic Rob Stewart.

Hello, CSIRAC at Smart Bar

"Please note: the Ghost of Computers Past has been known to disrupt previous Museum events. An official from the EPA Bureau of Metahuman Investigation is on site to monitor ectoplasmic frequencies throughout the evening."

Thank you to everyone who supported and attended Hello, CSIRAC at the Melbourne Museum Smart Bar 2.05.2013 - especially Bernard Caleo and Rob Stewart. 

Photos from the Melbourne Museum Facebook page:

Goodbye, CSIRAC

A huge thank you to everyone who attended Goodbye, CSIRAC (2012) at Melbourne Museum. The Ghost of Computers Past loved meeting you all.

Photos by the wonderful Sonia Mangiapane:

Goodbye, CSIRAC - 2012 Next Wave Festival

Here are the details for my new show Goodbye, CSIRAC, opening this May in the 2012 Next Wave Festival. Tickets can be booked online here.

Goodbye, CSIRAC invites you to experience a retro sci-fi audio tour, leading you into the guts of the Melbourne Museum to uncover the true story of CSIRAC, “Australia’s first computer”. But watch out! As lights blink and paper tape whirrs, the forgotten history of female computer operators just might summon the mysterious Ghost of Computers Past… A love letter to 1960s computing and sci-fi, Goodbye, CSIRAC commemorates the things – and people – we forget when technologies become obsolete.

DETAILS

Dates: 22-27 May

Location: Melbourne Museum, 11 Nicholson St, Carlton (tram route 96, stop 13)

Times: Tues-Wed 5pm-5.30pm and 6pm-6.30pm, Thurs-Fri 4pm-4.30pm, 5pm-5.30pm, 6pm-6.30pm, 7pm-7.30pm and 8pm-8.30pm, Sat-Sun 1pm-1.30pm, 2pm-2.30pm, 3pm-3.30pm, 4pm-4.30pm

Ticket prices: Free

Bookings: Venue Tix 1300 30 40 72 or online

Wheelchair accessible: No

Note: This booking does not include entrance to the Museum – this ticket is for Goodbye, CSIRAC only

THE TEAM

Director, writer, performer and sound designer: Zoe Meagher

Lighting Designer: Govin Ruben (Rubix Cube)

Sound Engineer: Rob Stewart (Rubix Cube)

Production Support: Geordie Barker (Rubix Cube)

Voice Actor: Ellen Steele

Costume Designer: Matthew Kneale

Mentors: Willoh S. Weiland and Bernard Caleo

SUPPORT

This project was supported by Melbourne Museum, the City of Melbourne through the Arts Grants Program, and the Aphids Residency and Mentoring Program. It has also been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.

http://nextwave.org.au/event/goodbye-csirac/

Goodbye, CSIRAC (Test)