Utopian Hotline

Presented by ArtsEmerson and the Museum of Science.

Step into the cosmic conversation with Theater Mitu’s latest creation. Inspired by the 1977 NASA Voyager mission, which launched a vinyl-style recording of sounds found on Earth into space, as well as the uncertainty and isolations surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic, this experimental performance begs the question: if we were to send another message into the distant future, what message would we send?

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A performer hold a microphone with a space suite projected on the ceiling above them.

Part telephone hotline, part vinyl record, and part live performance, Utopian Hotline uses real voicemails left on a public hotline to create a moment of community inviting audience members to re-imagine our shared future.

This collaborative performance, done in partnership with SETI Institute, Arizona State University’s Interplanetary Initiative, and Brooklyn Independent Middle School, is a call for audiences to join together and leave an offering of hope for humanity’s future.

Presented in association with Octopus Theatricals and the Museum’s Center for Space Sciences.

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Date and Time

May 1 – May 18, 2025

Audience

All Ages

Location

Charles Hayden Planetarium View Map

Length

45 minutes

Price

$25
Get Tickets

Date and Time

May 1 – May 18, 2025

Audience

All Ages

Location

Charles Hayden Planetarium View Map

Length

45 minutes

Price

$25

Part telephone hotline, part vinyl record, and part live performance, Utopian Hotline uses real voicemails left on a public hotline to create a moment of community inviting audience members to re-imagine our shared future.

This collaborative performance, done in partnership with SETI Institute, Arizona State University’s Interplanetary Initiative, and Brooklyn Independent Middle School, is a call for audiences to join together and leave an offering of hope for humanity’s future.

Presented in association with Octopus Theatricals and the Museum’s Center for Space Sciences.