To Kill A Magic We Got Used To

A new work by Aaron Choulai and Roman MC

Australian Art Orchestra premieres To Kill A Magic We Got Used To, a daring and culturally-coded new work by Artistic Director Aaron Choulai with narrative and spoken word performance by Roman MC.

This 60-minute work across three movements is a reimagining of Stravinsky’s L'Histoire du soldat for a digital age, and follows a modern artist trading authenticity for social media fame.

Experience multiple musical worlds and cultural references kneaded into new shapes in a genre-defying work performed with a 10-piece ensemble, building the story live through Choulai’s unique Sono-Kinetic Conducting system. Stravinsky’s music is abstracted into a blend of composition and improvisation around Roman MC’s narrative-led spoken word and freestyle, demonstrating new languages in jazz and hip-hop through the sonic world of a Spike Lee movie score.

This gripping work confronts the cost of visibility and the fragile balance between creative ambition and artistic integrity.