Inspired by the 40th anniversary of the 1977 launch of two spacecraft, Voyager I and II, the interstellar craft that carried two 'Golden Records' deep into space, part one of the Golden Record (NUS Arts Festival 2017) opened this 'cultural Noah's Ark' time capsule and examined its interstellar contents in the new light of the 21st century.

How do we represent Singapore to extra-terrestrials? What kind of food, sounds, music or language can we use to accurately represent our multicultural diaspora? How do we leave a Singaporean legacy when so much history and culture is already being forgotten?

Building on The Golden Record and the mission to represent Earth and humankind to intelligent extra-terrestrial life, The Golden Record 2.0 brings this question of representation back home to Singapore, where our homegrown astrophysics and quantum technology industries prepare to send our own satellites into space. Stringing together responses from scientists, archaeologists, musicians, professors, as well as family, friends and the everyday man, The Golden Record 2.0 discusses both the general and the highly personal representations of our island city. It seeks to uncover what it means to be a Singaporean or to live in Singapore, and what this means to each and every one of us.

Performers

Andjani Widardjo
Andrea Ee Jia Jie
Ariane Noelle Vanco
Benjamin Jake Leow
Chong Jiani
Christiann Priyanka
Clara Ventus
Daniel Ong
Fadhil Daud
Foong Haw
Harini Rajandiran
Hu Yu Heng
Jacqeline Anne Monteiro
Janelle Deanna Sim
Judy Zhang
Koh Seow Min
Luke Ooi Hao Shuan
Melissa Peh Yun Yan
Morgane Ropion (Dasha)
Muhammad Ruzzaini Mazani
Ong Bing Jue
Ong Xue Min
Rachyl Lim Rui Qi
Samuel Lee
Shermaine Sim
Sin Jia Ying
Tan Shao Yun
Vanessa Ronald
Waffen Wee Han Shrong
Wee Jia Yi (Ping)
Wei Zhong Choo
Wong Jing Yi
Zander Liow

Creative and Production Team

Director: Edith Podesta
Writer/Researcher: Corrie Tan
Producer: Mary Loh
Assistant Director: Christopher Chee
Production Stage Manager: Mirabel Neo
Lighting Designer: Stev.e K | ARTFACTORY
Lighting Programmer: Low Wee Cheng I (Ctrl Fre@k)
Sound Designer: Teo Wee Boon
Sound Operator: Pung Ki May
Multimedia Designer: Christopher Jon Aplin

(Source: NUS Stage Programme)