ELVIS IN CHAOS to Make Edinburgh Fringe Debut
Michael Anderson's spoken word performance explores chaos theory, quantum physics, and alternate Elvis timelines.
Buckle up and join the ride through Michael Anderson's universe. He'll challenge you on everything from Chaos Theory, Elvis and the Cuban Missile Crisis, through the quantum lottery and romance in the Multiverse, to how Bagpipes caused the Black Death.
His Edinburgh Festival Fringe show, Elvis in Chaos, is a critically acclaimed multimedia and alternative comedy performance delivered with energy and sharp wit. The fast-paced, image-driven spoken-word show weaves together alternate Elvis timelines, quantum physics, the Multiverse and random historical anomalies. Performances will run 7-15 August.
Anderson is a gifted storyteller who makes maximum use of the forensic skills developed over his decades in US courtrooms, where he is a trade union lawyer dedicated to defending the interests of American working people.
He uses those skills and his unique fast-paced visuals to dissect eternally important questions: Was the top god of all time a punk rocker? Is Orion Modern Art? What are the politics of the Oreo cookie?
In Elvis in Chaos, running from 7-15 August, Anderson's quick-fire multimedia-driven monologues are TED Talks on acid, powered by razor-sharp observations, with liberal helpings of humour at the intersection of spoken word, comedy, science and history.
In his opening hallucinatory rave, Anderson considers the implications of Chaos Theory on Elvis, JFK and the choice of the line-up of the Monkees ... and whether his own mother had a role in it all. This kicks off a romp through his anarchic take on the world.
Anderson is a two-time winner of the Festival of Bad Ad Hoc Hypotheses, performing at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Imperial College London. He is looking forward to making his Edinburgh Fringe Festival debut: 'I hope Fringe audiences are ready to have their minds rumpled and senses overloaded with some serious humour.'
He adds: 'It's a privilege to be performing at Greenside @George Street, the home of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland's national academy of science and letters. It is a space renowned for exploration and debate on key contemporary issues, I hope I can add to that conversation as I meditate on intellectual problems in my manic visual-driven style.'
Anderson's professional background fighting injustice for working people has led him to organise high profile protests against the mass deportations by ICE, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. Proceeds from his Edinburgh shows - where tickets are Pay What You Can - will go to support immigrant defence networks in Boston, Massachusetts.
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