Spores, developed by Pakui Hardware, addresses contemporary mental health concerns through a live therapy session between a vocalist protagonist and an AI therapist. The libretto navigates an interior landscape of human emotions, reflecting on our increasingly isolated world, where technology both enhances well-being and mediates, or at times distorts, our relationships with one another, with society, and with the natural environment.
PERFORMA BIENNIAL 2025
Text: Pakui Hardware and DI therapist
Composer: Miša Skalskis
Choreographer: Andrius Katinas
Curator of Vocal Practices: Vaidas Bartušas
Songs Co-Writer & Performer: Justina Mykolaitytė
Scenographers: Pakui Hardware
Costume Designer and Stylist: Morta Nakaitė
Architect: Sigita Simona Paplauskaitė
Lighting Designer: Julius Kuršys
Video Animation: Vaclovas Nevčesauskas
Vocalists: Catherine Ashley, Gina Bonati, Hillary Bonhomme, Jay Beardsley, Eli Berman, Akio Cen, Ramon Coronado, Rosalie DesRoches, Lucia della Paolera, Jasmine Galant, Ava Jones, Liana Kurogi, Bimbi Mafia, Gili Rappaport, Franca Rosenblatt, Kayla Sklar, Allison Spann, Zoe Tanner, Van To, Ray Tsou, Jessie Winograd.