Kid Koala

Watch as a team of 14 performers bring this story to life simultaneously on stage and screen. Renowned Montreal-based DJ, composer, and music producer Kid Koala returns with his enchanting adaptation of his graphic novel Nufonia Must Fall in a revolutionary multi-disciplinary performance that mixes live Puppet Theater and video projection with an ensemble of strings, piano, and electronic instruments. Directed by Oscar nominee K.K. Barrett, this live staging of the book is built around a cast of 10-inch puppets manipulated by a team of puppeteers that interact in real time on over a dozen miniature sets, filmed with a network of cameras, edited live, and simultaneously projected onto the video screen above the action on the Miner stage. Eric San, a.k.a. Kid Koala, is a Montreal-based scratch DJ, film composer, theatre producer and visual artist. He has released 6 solo albums, and worked on multiple collaborations and soundtracks. He has toured with Radiohead, Arcade Fire, Beastie Boys and The Preservation Hall Jazz Band. He has collaborated with Gorillaz, Deltron 3030 and produced the Music To Draw To album series featuring vocalists Emilíana Torrini and Trixie Whitley. He has composed music for The National Film Board of Canada, Cartoon Network, Sesame Street, Adult Swim, The Winter Olympic Games, and contributed to musical scores of several films including The Great Gatsby, Baby Driver, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, and Looper. He has created music for several video games, including the complete soundtrack to the award-winning multi platform video game Floor Kids. He has written and illustrated the award-winning graphic novels, Nufonia Must Fall and Space Cadet.