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Radio gives order to chaos, domesticating natural and geopolitical forces into the rhythms of daily routine. In Iceland and Aotearoa/New Zealand, radio has had an especially defining impact. The radio archives of these “remote island nations” are full of little dramas in which the global sagas of the last century play out on kitchen-counter stages.
Celeste Oram, Keir GoGwilt & Ensemble Adapter present Varpcast, a zany live radio show that – with music, multilingual banter, and technological sleights of hand – talks back to this archive, and to the 20th century, from the network of islands the show's creators call home. These island stories offer much to considerations of the future, and what constitutes self-determination in a globally indebted world. Because everywhere is far away from somewhere – yet no-one, and no nation, is an island.
Varpcast is created with support from APRA AMCOS, Creative New Zealand, Berlin Hauptstadtkulturfonds, Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Ultraschall Festival. Qubit's programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.