Look Again. Jan 19 – 29, 2012 Park City, Utah

Riding the wave of TED talk fanaticism and armed with the latest wizardry in media technology and data visualization, the visionary/prophet/madman/cult icon Paul Abacus comes to Sundance to surf the boundary of what is real and what is hyperreal and preach visions of a world without national borders. Culminating in three performances at New Frontier, Abacus delivers a master class in persuasion for the Screen Age that promises to usher civilization into a new era.

Originally Commissioned by the Experimental Media & Performing Arts Center (EMPAC)

Additional Credits:
Lighting Designer/Production Manager: Christopher Kuhl
Steadicam Operators: Nicholas Konow, John Luna
Online and Public Choreographer: Blaine O’Neill
Associate Producer: Miranda Wright
Printed Design: Thirst, Rick Valicenti, John Pobojewski, Bud Rodecker
Anchor: Wilson Kello
Documentarian: Luke Norby
Executive Producer: Thea Duell

Lars Jan is the artistic director of Early Morning Opera, an art lab specializing in live, cinematic performance about America right now. His work has been supported by the Whitney Museum, Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center, Princeton Atelier, Sherwood Award, MacDowell Colony, CalArts, Center for Cultural Innovation, and Mission Arts & Performance Project (MAPP). Jan is a 2011 TEDGlobal fellow. EarlyMorningOpera.com Paul Abacus is the St. Teresa of the Screen Age, perforated by pixels. Since getting booted from Oxford, Abacus has spent meaningful time as a park ranger and public speaker on the future of borders. VisualAnimals.com