Aurora

5950 Wilderness Avenue,Riverside CA 92504

19 June, 2021

Description

Premiere for our multimodal audiovisual immersive experience will take place on June 19th, 6:00 - 8:20 PM PST. NOTE: This is a 1-hour event! NOTE: This is a 1-hour event! The 20 minute time slots allow us to divide the 60 minutes into 3 parts. Please arrive 5-10 minutes before your reserved time slot. Masks are optional, but encouraged. We look forward to seeing you! __ Aurora is a three-movement multimodal audiovisual immersive theatrical experience with a custom-designed installation-build to showcase novel patent-pending audio technology invented by PhD candidate Ethan Castro. We’re past the point of no return. The only question remaining: what will happen? We are living on borrowed time as the Earth prepares to shed her skin and rid herself of the bothersome instance that humanity has become. What was once a pristine balance of life and rebirth has become stymied and distorted beyond repair due to human intervention. In true human fashion, we have imposed our will onto what has been, and always will be. Aurora reflects on the Earth’s journey from nothingness, to birth, to recovery, and beyond. What once was cyclical may no longer be so, as we look to the northern lights in search of escape, or coalescence with the nothingness from whence we came. Aurora is a three-movement multimodal audiovisual immersive theatrical installation work designed to showcase the new and novel technology invented by PhD candidate Ethan Castro. The audio devices that the audio-visual immersive theatrical installation is designed to exhibit the full-frequency capabilities of tactile-resonant devices. Aurora is a collaboration between Professor Joan Sharma of California State University, Fresno and Ethan Castro, nearly a decade in the making. In the rooms leading to the installation will be practical set design that develops the near and post-apocalyptic world in which the Aurora takes place featuring a sculpture by Vincent Zhang, and manufactured current event pieces following humanity’s descent into extinction written by Gabrielle Lee and Constantine Pappas. Climate experts from the University of California, Riverside suggest implementing a carbon tax as the most effective method of combating climate change at this moment. For more information on carbon taxes, see carbontax.org. The events projected in this performance are not fabricated by our artists. Climate change researchers have warned for decades that humanity’s descent is imminent, and a 2019 paper published by the National Centre for Climate Restoration in Melbourne, Australia details a likely sequence of events from 2020-2050 should humans not create and enact effective climate-related policy change now. Carbon taxing is not a new concept and has had a difficult road in Congress. In 2018, bipartisan legislation was introduced in Congress, but the political party divide in American politics has resulted in a steep decline in support for climate legislation. Right now, the largest piece of legislation in Congress is HR 2307, the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act. __ WARNING: If you suffer from an epileptic condition or have had seizures of any kind, this event (especially the second portion) might not be suitable for you. Some people may experience motion sickness, nausea, disorientation, blurred vision or other discomfort while participating in our event. If you experience any of these symptoms, please exit the event immediately. This is an old building that used to be an animal hospital. If you are prone to allergies, suffer from asthma or any other forms of hypersensitivity, this event might not be for you. If you begin to feel any sort of negative symptoms (especially respiratory), please exit the building immediately. If your party has any children, the second portion of our event might be a bit too intense for them. If this is the case, please proceed with caution.