"The Mutant Theatre is named for the stage
show that I was originally contacted to create for the 2016 Ozora
Festival. I always wanted to have a big show, a Barbarella meets
Pan's Labyrinth tableau with a sci-fi edge, set to trance
and psytrance music; a huge, Las Vegas-style spectacle for the eyes,
ears and imagination. We have staged The Mutant Theatre many
times since and it has developed with each show. 'Let's
Turn On’ was inspired by the 3000 LED, wifi controlled costume
designed by Sasha of Stigma [one of the dance troupes
that comprise The Mutant Theatre]. It is a trancification of my
love of 70’s disco, a fusion of my musical style and
tastes. I brought in Shpongle vocalist Michelle Adamson to round
out the song and play to that larger than life spectacle
that I had imagined. I love her very British voice
and the way she is a virtuoso with the TC Helican
Voiceworks.” Ben Watkins - JUNO REACTOR
The Mutant Theatre is an interactive live show
created by Juno Reactor where music, theatre,
dance, wifi-controlled LED costumes and a vast array of stage
weaponry en-trance the audience into a fantasy world
of adrenalin fuelled dreams and hard wired adventure. ‘Pans
Labyrinth’ meets ‘Barbarella’ in a sci-fi invasion of
the mind and body.
Ben Watkins aka Juno Reactor is a pioneer of the
electronic trance scene. From the back streets of
London to the Hollywood blockbusters of The
Matrix trilogy, his group has constantly morphed
and evolved, exploring new areas visually as well as
musically.
Juno Reactor will release its new album, ‘The
Mutant Theatre’, on Metropolis Records in June 2018, which
will be followed by globe-spanning shows in the summer and autumn,
from Caesars Palacein Las Vegas to Mt. Fuji in Japan.
http://junoreactor-mutanttheatre.com/