MAYA

MAYA is a Techno-Opera in the ruins of the heating plant Munich-Aubing. An opera that fully integrates augmented reality in the science fiction storyline and the performance.

MAYA stages the former heating plant Munich-Aubing as a historic site. Through an augmented reality app on the own smartphone, the spectator betakes himself in the perspective of a new civilization in the distant future, and looks back in amazement on the demise of our current civilization in the near future.

Singer Martina Koppelstetter takes on the role of "Maya". She is on a mission. Does she manage to rescue the Cyberspace and with it herself and the humanity?

MAYA transcends the core of an opera into the present: intoxication, ecstasy and extension of consciousness through music, sound, light and digital art. Opera and Techno: both stand for a powerful rebellion against death, against loneliness. For a life without limits. For the promise of a world in which we live according to our boldest imaginations, without ever encountering physical limitations.

Commissioned by Projektförderung Darstellende Kunst der Landeshauptstadt München, Fonds Darstellende Kunst, Creative Industries Fund, Königreichs der Niederlande.

From October 18th to 22nd 2017, music theater MAYA will be premiering in the last industrial ruins of Munich. 

The augmented reality experience is designed and developed by Mathis Nitschke, Klasien van de Zandschulp, Luciano Pinna. With drawings of Judith Egger. 

Full list of credits:
MAYA: Martina Koppelstetter
STIMMEN: Michelle Friedrich, Miriam Hampe, Sophie Lin, Kathrin Zukowski
MUSIKER: TrioCoriolis (Thomas Hofer, Klaus-Peter Werani, Hanno Simons)

LIBRETTO: Thomas Jonigk
SZENARIO, MUSIK UND REGIE: Mathis Nitschke
SOUNDS: Klavikon, Björn Eichelbaum, Rumpeln, Jörg Hüttner
LICHTDESIGN: Urs Schönebaum
KOSTÜMBILD: Katharina Dobner
CHOREOGRAFIE: Martina La Ragione

APP DESIGN und PROGRAMMIERUNG: Klasien van de Zandschulp, Luciano Pinna
ANIMATIONEN basierend auf den Aquarellen „Tapete I-IV“ (2012-2016) von Judith Egger

TON: Boris Kluska
LASER: Karl-Heinz Käs
LICHT: Matthias Wanek

KONZEPTION UND PRODUKTION: Mathis Nitschke
REGIE- UND PRODUKTIONSASSISTENZ: Elsa Büsing
GRAPHIK: Anja Gerscher
3D SCAN: youlittle GmbH
PR-REDAKTION: Katrin Dollinger (Rat&Tat kulturbuero)                                       

Visit the website at www.mayaoper.de
with an English translation of the main page at https://mayaoper.de/english/