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FULL SLOP (Christopher Ramm) Multimedia Composition Hamburg 2026 Lisa Kereselidze
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: SLOP
- Composer: Ramm Christopher
- Libretto: Libretto Text, Libretto Index
- Venue & Opera Company: HFMT Hamburg, Germany
- Recorded: February 13, 2026
- Type: Staged Opera Live
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
SLOP, or “junk,” refers to low-quality text and images produced with the help of generative artificial intelligence. For Christopher Ramm’s master’s degree in Multimedia Composition at the HFMT Hamburg, the concept of SLOP, which is increasingly littering the virtual world, served as a metaphor for our society in late capitalism. While tech- utopian visions of the future justify the ruthless exploitation of the planet, the majority of the planet is sinking into virtual and real garbage. Against this backdrop, the multimedia performance tells the story of a dance company struggling through the very near future. In this struggle to survive and carry on, self-empowering, queer, and caring narratives of transhumanism and the future emerge. Our own future.
SLOP is composed for Soprano, Counter Bassoon & Bassoon, Trumpet, Timpani, Tape, Live Electronics, three Dancers, Videowalls and Light. The concept as well as the composition has been developed by Christopher Ramm and created in close collaboration with the respective departments. Nothing on stage originates from a single brain or body, but has been made possible by collective effort. I want to thank Alexander Schubert and the Multimedia Department for their amazing work of making Multimedia Composition an outstanding program. I want to thank the whole FORUM Team for their support. And last but not least I want to thank my partner Marco Merenda, all my friends and all my comilitones for their tremendous support. I love you.