Alexander Schubert – Steady State | Performed by Zubin Kanga feat. Ludmilla Mercier and Oscar Corpo

STEADY STATE
solo performer, two assistants, EEG-cap, motion sensor, live video and live electronics

PERFORMERS
Zubin Kanga: performer (brain sensor, body sensors, motion sensor, voice, movement)
Ludmilla Mercier and Oscar Corpo: assistant performers (voice, movement)

CREATIVE TEAM
Alexander Schubert: composer
Zubin Kanga: research lead and project manager
Serafeim Perdikis: neuro-programming
Alexander Trattler: video design
Felina Levits: costumes
ANT Neuro: brain sensors

Recorded Live at the Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg as part of Hamburg International Music Festival
16 May 2025

Videography by Kai Lietzke
Audio Recording by Ian Whillock

Commissioned by Zubin Kanga as part of Cyborg Soloists, supported by a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship and Royal Holloway, University of London
Created in partnership with ANT Neuro

www.zubinkanga.com
www.cyborgsoloists.com
www.alexanderschubert.net

Programme Note:
Steady State is a performative piece that integrates neuroscience and technology to create a feedback loop between the performer’s brain activity and computer-generated stimuli. Using an EEG cap, the performer’s dominant brain frequencies are measured as they interact with strobing video projections. The performer’s gaze and brain activity influence the visuals, creating a continuous loop. The piece blurs the lines between installation and performance, with the performer turning into a transhuman processing unit, revolving around the body, computation, hallucination, and transcendence.

Programme Note by Alexander Schubert