crash/catapult/float
A sci-fi visual theatre installation reimagining the Golden Record, asking what Earth would say if it could speak for itself.
In 1977, a team of scientists, artists and engineers tried to answer an impossible question: how would you explain life on Earth?
The result was the Golden Record: a whale song, human greetings in 55 languages, the sound of a heartbeat and other soundbites of life, captured on a disc and catapulted into the stars aboard Voyager 1. For decades, it has captured imaginations as humanity's strange and loving self-portrait, delivered as a mixtape for the universe.
Today, crash/catapult/float tackles that same question, but asks an additional one: what would the planet have said, if it could have spoken for itself? Presented as a sci-fi installation and performance piece about the magnificence of our planet, it is a love letter to what has been, and a song for the future.
Supported by Creative Scotland through their multi-year funding, crash/catapult/float is a living time-capsule for the here and now; a space to celebrate the beauty and complexity of life, and to ask what we leave behind when we're gone.
Venue: Burns Street Studios CIC, 15 Burns St, Glasgow G4 9SA
Performances: Thursday, 15 October (8.00pm) Friday, 16 October (8.00pm) Saturday, 17 October (1.00pm & 8.00pm) Installation open from 11.00am - 7.30pm each day. Please note the installation will temporarily close to the public for 30 mins before each performance.
About Snap-Elastic: Snap-Elastic is a multi-disciplinary, artist-led performance company based in Edinburgh and Glasgow, founded in 2019. The core artists work collectively to imagine and produce art that disrupts convention and celebrates life. More at snap-elastic.com.
About Burns Street Studios: Burns Street Studios CIC is a dynamic, accessible space in Glasgow, offering affordable theatre rehearsal space, creative office space, and studio hire for artists, performers, and start-ups. Find out more at burnsstreetstudios.co.uk.
About Creative Scotland: Creative Scotland is the public body that supports culture and creativity across all parts of Scotland, distributing funding provided by the Scottish Government and The National Lottery. Further information at creativescotland.com.
