“When we pause to listen, the overriding emotion of the internet of things is a melancholy that rolls off of it in waves and sheets” - Adam Greenfield
 
Forest Collective, in collaboration with queer artist Addison present a reflection on technology and emotion. 
Sparking life and movement, or suffusing inertia, technology increasingly works upon us as we work with it. These friction points will be explored by songs by Addison from the past and the future. Ballads about artificial intelligence and baroque hymns for counter-tenor will come together to answer questions about how to cope with love and loss in a world where we are coerced into watching screens saturated with melancholy. 
 
Featuring Addison’s synthesiser-heavy electronic works tempered with organic arrangements by Evan Lawson, Alex Turley and William Elm for Forest Collective, the conflicts of heart and machine will play out before you in this exciting work. 
 

Addison - Singer-Songwriter
Evan Lawson - Conductor
Kim Tan - Flutes 
Vilan Mai - Clarinets
Nathan Juriansz - Violin (guest musician) 
Clare Gorton - Violin (guest musician)
Nikki Edgar - Cello 
Bec Scully - Double Bass & Viola
William Cooper - Accordion
Trea Hindley - Trombone 
Ryan Williams - Recorders 
Nick Yates - Saxophones 
VLAD - DJ (post show)

Thursday May 24 7pm (PREVIEW)
Friday May 25 7:30pm
Saturday May 26 7:30pm  
Sunday May 27 5pm
Doors open 20 minutes before show 

Event ticketing info:

First Release (March) 
Full Price $28/ Seniors $20/ Concession & U18 $18 

Second Release (April)
Full Price $32/ Seniors $25/ Concession & U18 $22 

Final Release (May) 
Full Price $35/ Seniors $30/ Concession & U18 $25

PREVIEW $15 cash at the door only 

Tickets on sale now: events.ticketbooth.com.au/event/fluttering-hearts-thinking-machines

Sacred Heart Oratory - Abbotsford Convent, 1 St Heliers Street, Abbotsford
PTV: 10-15 min walk from Victoria Park Station (South Morang/Hurstbridge Lines)
Bus 200 or 207 to stop Clarke St/Johnston St (cross via bridge above road) and turn left at St Heliers Street
Tram 109, 12 or 48 to stop Victoria St/Nicholson St (Abbotsford) and 20-25 min walk up Nicholson Street
More info: abbotsfordconvent.com.au/visit/visitor-information

Recommended for 15 years and over

Addison Harrison with Forest Collective members. Photo by Meghan Scerri (2017)