Silicon Valley’s influence extends well past the Bay Area, affecting global markets, international labor practices, and technological advancement.  But as that technology advances, are society’s structures shifting, growing, or crumbling? Can we still have a synth-pop dance party in the face of these realities? Our multimedia production had a techno-futurist gaze toward our current tech industry, blending wry social commentary, audio-visual experimentation, and an original soundtrack suited to MTV circa 1982. 

 

A People's History of Silicon Valley premiered as part of ANT Fest at Ars Nova in New York City on June 3, 2019. Work-in-progress performances were presented at the Ammerman Center for Arts and Technology Biennial Symposium at Connecticut College in February 2018 and Letter of Marque's Live Composition Festival in May 2018.