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04/06/2026

Open Rehearsal with vocalist Michele Kennedy (Eurydice)

Watch the development of Eurydice’s Sounding Skirt, a hoop skirt fitted with motion sensors that generate live musical accompaniment.

This open rehearsal invites audiences into the evolving collaboration between voice, instrument design, and staging.

April 23 | 6:30 PM | 836M - Link in bio to RSVP

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Full premiere this May at ODC Theater | Buy tickets via link in bio

04/03/2026

🎟 Tickets available now 🎟

The Glance: A Laptopera May 29–31 | ODC Theater | San Francisco

An operatic reinterpretation of the Orpheus myth for laptop orchestra, custom electronic instruments, live voices, choreography, and visual art.

Developed through a residency at 836M, the work brings together composers, vocalists, instrument builders, and visual artists to create a new form of opera.

Secure your seats now!

03/30/2026

Artist Spotlight ✨

Vocalist Michele Kennedy performs Eurydice in The Glance: A Laptopera

Her instrument: a responsive Sounding Skirt that generates musical accompaniment from motion data

See it developed live during our open rehearsal April 23 at 836M. Step inside the process and watch this new operatic world take shape in real time 🔥

03/25/2026

Concept / Myth

The myth of Orpheus is a story about love, loss, and one impossible condition: to lead Eurydice out of the underworld without ever looking back.

At the threshold between worlds, he turns and loses her forever.

In The Glance: A Laptopera, that moment becomes a reflection on surveillance, witnessing, and trust in the digital age.

What does it mean to be seen?
What does it mean to listen?
What does it mean to look back?

Full premiere this May at ODC Theater | Buy tickets via link in bio

03/18/2026

What does an operatic instrument look like in 2026?

Orphea’s Underworld Detector, performed by vocalist Michele Kennedy (Orphea), is an instrument built from a modified radio that captures signals via a short-range transmitter.

See this instrument in action during The Glance: A Laptopera this May at ODC Theater!

03/17/2026

What does an operatic instrument look like in 2026?

Orphea’s Lyre, performed by vocalist Carmina Escobar (Orphea), is built from deconstructed cassette players that record and layer sound live during performance.

This analog looping system becomes both instrument and character, as Orphea attempts to communicate with the underworld.

See it in action this May at ODC Theater! | RSVP Now: Link in Bio

03/03/2026

🎶Join us on March 19 with The Glance's composer and performer Anne Hege along with instrument builders Curtis Ullerich and Dan Iglesia, during an open rehearsal exploring custom electronic instruments, sound, and video. Witness live experimentation with motion-tracked and analog instruments as The Glance team shapes character and narrative in a contemporary operatic work. Free to attend. RSVP required.

🎼 RSVP Now: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-rehearsal-with-the-instrument-design-team-for-the-glance-tickets-1979925772283

02/25/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us for The Glance Soft Opening featuring composer Anne Hege and vocalist Sidney Chen (Hades). In this open rehearsal, Hege and Chen refined Hades Orb — a motion-tracked hoop that filters sound in real time — shaping nuanced interactions between Chen’s vocal line and the Orb’s live, responsive processing.

Audiences witnessed how subtle shifts in movement and phrasing generated character, intimacy, and connection within this new opera for laptop orchestra and live voices.

Missed this one?
Keep an eye out for the next open rehearsal in March and experience the work in progress as it continues to evolve!

02/17/2026

836M FEST at The Roxie Theater

Join us at The Roxie Theater for 836M FEST—our first mini documentary festival. This inaugural program features two powerful films: Porcelain War and Prime Minister. Together, these documentaries embody our 2026 Metamorphosis theme, celebrating resilience, transformation, and the extraordinary ways humans adapt in pursuit of a better world.

Building on 836M’s long-standing tradition of screening thought-provoking documentaries at our venue, we are thrilled to venture beyond our walls to San Francisco’s iconic Roxie Theater for the launch of our first mini documentary festival: 836M FEST.

02/04/2026

🗓️ “The Glance” Soft Opening on February 19 at 6:30 PM

Join composer Anne Hege and vocalist Sidney Chen (Hades) from “The Glance” for an open rehearsal using Hades Orb, a motion-tracked instrument that transforms voice through movement.

Experience how small physical gestures and vocal nuances create powerful character and connection in a new opera for laptop orchestra and live voices.

🔗 RSVP Today: https://ow.ly/bqrW50Y2UZG

01/28/2026

🎨 Join us at 836M on February 11 for the unveiling of a vibrant new mural by Emily Fromm.

Emily Fromm is a Bay Area artist and muralist originally born in Los Angeles, California in 1991. She is known for creating contemporary landscapes characterized by bold, clean lines and flat, limited color palettes which tell the stories of our urban communities.

Emily has exhibited her artwork both locally & internationally, and created interdisciplinary art installations for clients like SFO International Airport's Harvey Milk Terminal 1, The San Francisco Arts Commission, San Mateo County, SF Muni, Google Inc., Arts Los Altos, The Alameda Arts Commission, and many more.

🔗 RSVP Now: https://ow.ly/cifE50Y2UWJ

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