# Kid Koala's Nufonia Must Fall at Bing Concert Hall, February 4, 2016 [Stanford University Live](http://live.stanford.edu/calendar/february-2016/kid-koalas-nufonia-must-fall) presents _Nufonia Must Fall_ featuring [Kid Koala](http://kidkoala.com/) with the [Afiara String Quartet](http://www.afiara.com/) [Bing Concert Hall](http://live.stanford.edu/bingconcerthall/) [Stanford University, 327 Lasuen St, Stanford, CA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Stanford+University,+327+Lasuen+St,+Stanford,+CA&hl=en) 7:30 PM, Thursday, February 4, 2016 [[2016-02-03|Back to the previous event!]] ☸ [[:#section2016|Up to the 2016 yearbox!]] ☸ [[:2016#February_events|Up to the 2016 event list!]] ☸ [[2016-02-05|On to the next event!]] {{:2016:2016-02:nufonia_1.jpg?400|still from _elevator next to you_}} ## One Set [Like some of my other pieces, my notes for this show were crappy to non-existent -- I was simply too involved with listening and watching to keep any better track of the action. For what it's worth, the titles listed below correspond to the major sections of the work, as listed in the program guide, whereas the timing given corresponds to scene changes I noticed during the event: clearly, there's some mismatch there! Maybe someday I'll get things sorted out better, but for now, the sloppy list below is all I got!] [7:34 PM; lights down, announcements, Kid Koala leads us in a brief game of Bing Hall bingo] 01. [7:40 PM] Winter 02. [7:43 PM] Malorie at Work 03. [7:46 PM] Elevator Next to You 04. [7:48 PM] Malorie’s Commute 05. [7:50 PM] Hexabot Theme 06. [7:52 PM] the Diner 07. [7:53 PM] the Sandwich Montage 08. [7:55 PM] Squares 09. [7:57 PM] Show Me a Sign(s) 10. [7:58 PM] Robot Love Song v. 1 11. [8:02 PM] Nightfall 12. [8:03 PM] Malorie’s Apartment 13. [8:05 PM] Clumsy Turkey 14. [8:07 PM] Corridor 15. [8:09 PM] Downward Spiral 16. [8:12 PM] Struttin’ 17. [8:12 PM] Race to the Airport 18. [8:19 PM] ? 19. [8:21 PM] ? 20. [8:23 PM] ? 21. [8:25 PM] ? 22. [8:27 PM] ? 23. [8:28 PM] ? 24. [8:31 PM] ? 25. [8:32 PM] ? 26. [8:34 PM] ? 27. [8:37 PM] ? 28. [8:38 PM] ? 29. [8:41 PM] Epilogue [show ends 8:46 PM] ## Performers * [Kid Koala](http://kidkoala.com/): keyboards, samplers, turntables, electronics. ### Afiara String Quartet [Afiara String Quartet](http://www.afiara.com/) * [Adrian Fung](http://www.adrianfung.com/): cello; * Timothy Kantor: violin; * Valerie Li: violin; * Eric Wong: viola. ### Production Credits * K.K. Barrett: director; * Karina Bleau: puppeteer, puppet designer; * Félix Boisvert: puppeteer, puppet designer; * Maude-Emelie Bourque: model maker; * Patricia Boushel: additional production assistance; * Dan Buller: model maker; * Isabelle Chrétien: assistant puppet builder; * Vid Cousins: sound engineer, string arrangements, musical director; * Marie-Pier Fortier: assistant set designer; * Alexandre Gagnon: additional production assistance; * Olivier Gaudet-Savard: technical director, stage manager; * Benjamin Gerlis: set designer; * Clara Gonzalez: model maker; * Jeremy Gordoneer: assistant set designer; * Patrick Hamou: tour manager; * Ben Knight: video editor; * [Kid Koala](http://kidkoala.com/): music and story; * AJ Korkidakis: camera operator, director of photography; * Colin Mackenzie: additional production assistance; * Patrick Martel: puppet technical designer; * Corinne Merrell: additional set designer; * Clea Minaker: puppeteer, puppet designer; * Jesse Orr: assistant puppet builder; * Christine Plouffe: assistant puppet builder; * Veronique Poirier: assistant puppet builder; * Kyle Purves: model maker; * Ryhna Thompson: producer; {{:2016:2016-02:nufonia_2.jpg?400|robot working at the complaint desk}} ## Notes The pre-show robot valentine's card-coloring activity was a neat idea for bringing kid-like wonder into the lobby, but the lack of variety in starting images (one robot, three or four different accessories), crayons in the usual assortment of hues, didn't pique my creativity enough to get me to sit and color a few of my own. Kid Koala posted a three minute film trailer for the gig on [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=s_DhuuHt76M); several longer clips about the project are also available on YouTube. As the lights were trimmed, Kid Koala said hello and welcomed us to Stanford's great Bingo Hall , making punny about the night's initial activity, a bingo game using visual elements (robot, fog, burger, etc) pulled from the storyline instead of letters or numbers. A fun way to start the entertainment tonight, even if I didn't win. Following that, I vaguely recall that Kid Koala spoke for a minute or two about the production, then the show began with a moody prologue from the string quartet. While it was really interesting watching the production unfold, I admit that for the vast majority of the time my attention was fixed on the projection screen -- following the story! -- with only scant attention to the performers, puppeteers and production people creating the show before us. Tonight might have been a good one to spring for more expensive seats in the very front -- the better to follow the action of (re)creation -- but I was super happy with my 8th row center seats nonetheless. Kid Koala deserves accolades for conceiving such an audaciously creative concept and then putting together a team capable of pulling it off so successfully. Flawless? I didn't notice any hitches, but then, I'd given myself up to the magic of the event right from the start. Randolo says two thumbs up! Go see it if you get the chance! Care to listen to the soundtrack? You're in luck! Kid Koala posted it at [Bandcamp](https://kidkoala.bandcamp.com/album/nufonia-must-fall-soundtrack)! {{tag>music Kid_Koala Afiara_String_Quartet Adrian_Fung Timothy_Kantor Valerie_Li Eric_Wong Bing_Concert_Hall K.K._Barrett Karina_Bleau Félix_Boisvert Maude-Emelie_Bourque Patricia_Boushel Dan_Buller Isabelle_Chrétien Vid_Cousins Marie-Pier_Fortier Alexandre_Gagnon Olivier_Gaudet Clara_Gonzalez Jeremy_Gordoneer Patrick_Hamou Ben_Knight AJ_Korkidakis Colin_Mackenzie Patrick_Martel Corinne_Merrell Clea_Minaker Jesse_Orr Christine_Plouffe Veronique_Poirier Kyle_Purves Ryhna_Thompson Benjamin Gerlis}} [[2016-02-03|Back to the previous event!]] ☸ [[:#section2016|Up to the 2016 yearbox!]] ☸ [[:2016#February_events|Up to the 2016 event list!]] ☸ [[2016-02-05|On to the next event!]]