Tilman Robinson
THE QUIETER YOU BECOME
The Quieter You Become
Tilman Robinson
Presented by The Substation and Melbourne Fringe Festival
Wednesday 15 October – Saturday 18 October
The Substation, Newport
Submerged in a forest of speakers, audiences are invited to enter an intimate sonic environment where the act of listening becomes both shared and estranged. The Quieter You Become is an electro-acoustic sound performance that unfolds through first, second, and third-person perspectives of auditory perception – immersing listeners in the psychological terrain of how others hear.
Developed in consultation with musicians experiencing symptoms of hearing conditions, this work encourages deep, embodied listening. Can we truly trust our own senses? What is the difference between hearing and listening? And how might hearing through another’s ears attune us more acutely to the world around us?
Blending acoustic and electronic sound with spatialised audio and sculptural design, The Quieter You Become is a contemplative and humanistic listening experience – expanding the boundaries of perception and empathy.
Premiere Season
Opening Night, Wednesday 15 October, 7.30pm
Performance, Thursday 16 October, 7.30pm
Performance & post-show Q&A, Friday 17 October, 7.30pm
Performance, Saturday 18 October, 7.30pm
Performance duration: 65 minutes
ARTISTIC TEAM
- Tilman Robinson – lead artist, composer, sound designer and performer
- Roslyn Oades – dramaturg
- Bob Jarvis – audio systems design
- DUAL FLOW – lighting design/fabrication
- Rob Larsen – speaker design/fabrication
- Romanie Harper – visual design consultant
- Aviva Endean, Afsaneh Torabi and Tra Mi Dinh – performance consultants
- Siobhan McGinnity – audiologist, hearing and access consultant
- Michaela Coventry (Sage Arts) – producer
- Rebecca Bracewell, Morten Aarup, Harry Cook, Rebecca Tilley & Daniel Pinkerton – research participants
- Liam Byrne - viola da gamba (recorded)