3 SONGS from the “THE SONGS OF NEO-TATIANA, THE BIONIC GIRL”

THREE EXCERPTS from “THE SONGS OF THE BIONIC GIRL”

Voice, Piano and Harp

Libretto - by the composer


The Bionic Girl, Neo-Tatiana, a creation of the year 2099, is not just a very advanced technological celebrity vested with extraordinarily intellectual conditioned reflexes and automatic responses.
She possesses the human capacity to experience deeply moving emotions, perceptions, as well the ability to feel something physically, especially by touching.
She is graced with a heightened awareness of the human psyche, and responds strongly to heat, pain and the stimulation of her sense organs.
Together with the inbuilt resilience of her robotic half, she feels a a deep sense of obligation and responsibility for her unique heritage -a merger of machine parts with humanly derived DNA and human brain cells, which are the substratum of her AI framework.
She also possesses an unyielding courage in the face of hardship.
Her unique makeup allows her to sense the world in a way that few others can.
However, as Neo -Tatiana navigates the social landscape, she encounters feelings of separation, discrimination and suspicion.


Many human beings devoid of bionic or robotic parts view her as an anomaly - an alien creation, one that perhaps represents a potential danger and should be treated with fear and suspicion, while others are drawn to her extraordinary abilities and intellectual potential.
In the second song we encounter her longing not to feel disconnected or alienated.
She speaks of her joyous interaction with her present partner who is human and half robot - bionic, just like herself.

My story explores universal themes of prejudice, identity, and the power of human connection.

There is an associated vibe that these advanced bionic beings are mysterious, dangerous and perhaps subhuman in many ways with just a minimal possession of a valid sentience .

My story is a reflection on how this world views the “ other”, the alien people, and in some cases humans and cultures perceived as “ disadvantaged” with an aversion that is horrifying and harmful.

The humorous narratives delve into the philosophical questions surrounding sentience, the nature of consciousness, and the potential for bionically merged beings to augment humanity