Memory as a Rock Out of Reach: EMA and Tabitha Nikolai

Friday, October 30, 20268:00 pm
$25 advance$30 doors$20 STUDENT/SENIOR (w/ ID, SENIOR 65+ - advance and at door)doors 7pm

Artist/musician Erika M. Anderson (EMA) and visual artist Tabitha Nikolai premiere Memory As A Rock Out Of Reach, an hour long duet performance that uses video game technologies to build out the psycho-sexual inner world of a girl-child in the ’80s. Soundtracked by modular synth and guitar, a narrator searches for her shape amid commercial detritus, degraded 3D scans of suburbia, and a Polly Pocket apocalypse.

Erika Anderson music, sound, narration
Tabitha Nikolai live visuals

A livestream will be available free of charge at 8pm on the day of the performance and archived for future viewing.

USE CODE EARLYBIRDER AT CHECKOUT FOR $5 OFF TICKETS — ENDS AUGUST 31ST.


Erika M. Anderson (EMA) and Tabitha Nikolai create live digital experiences that transcend genre. With a mixed background of DIY music, art, and hacked together immersive technology, the duo investigate the potential for visceral, emotive storytelling using tools often reserved for slick AAA sedation. Their individual work has been featured in places like MoMA PS1, the Barbican Centre, and the Journal of Gaming and Virtual Worlds.

Memory as a Rock Out of Reach: EMA and Tabitha Nikolai

Friday, October 30, 20268:00 pm
$25 advance$30 doors$20 STUDENT/SENIOR (w/ ID, SENIOR 65+ - advance and at door)doors 7pm

Artist/musician Erika M. Anderson (EMA) and visual artist Tabitha Nikolai premiere Memory As A Rock Out Of Reach, an hour long duet performance that uses video game technologies to build out the psycho-sexual inner world of a girl-child in the ’80s. Soundtracked by modular synth and guitar, a narrator searches for her shape amid commercial detritus, degraded 3D scans of suburbia, and a Polly Pocket apocalypse.

Erika Anderson music, sound, narration
Tabitha Nikolai live visuals

A livestream will be available free of charge at 8pm on the day of the performance and archived for future viewing.

USE CODE EARLYBIRDER AT CHECKOUT FOR $5 OFF TICKETS — ENDS AUGUST 31ST.


Erika M. Anderson (EMA) and Tabitha Nikolai create live digital experiences that transcend genre. With a mixed background of DIY music, art, and hacked together immersive technology, the duo investigate the potential for visceral, emotive storytelling using tools often reserved for slick AAA sedation. Their individual work has been featured in places like MoMA PS1, the Barbican Centre, and the Journal of Gaming and Virtual Worlds.