Experimental

The Book of Divergence

The interactive DJ Adventure; Join the party and Save the Rave!

$25.00
Sessions & Tickets
A composite image of a bald man with a bright red beard, shown in three different personas. He wears a black leather vest and a black shirt with a gold star-like symbol. Left: He peers over small glasses with a thoughtful expression. Right: He looks bewildered, wearing a silver and black half-mask. Center: Larger and more dramatic, he stands confidently with a gold and black full-face mask resembling a mythical creature.
A bald man with a bright red beard stands on stage behind a DJ setup, arms outstretched in a commanding pose. He wears a black vest and a black mask that covers his eyes. The stage is bathed in vibrant purple, pink, and blue lights, creating a dramatic and intense atmosphere.
A DJ with a bald head and muscular build stands behind a DJ setup on a dimly lit stage, illuminated by deep blue lights. The DJ's face is slightly obscured as they focus on their equipment. In the foreground, audience members are seen from behind, watching the performance. The scene has a moody, immersive feel, with the blue lighting creating a sense of depth and drawing attention to the DJ as the focal point.

Image Credit: Ashleigh Webb - Brookleigh Photography (Foreground characters) and The Violet Bombshell

A composite image of a bald man with a bright red beard, shown in three different personas. He wears a black leather vest and a black shirt with a gold star-like symbol. Left: He peers over small glasses with a thoughtful expression. Right: He looks bewildered, wearing a silver and black half-mask. Center: Larger and more dramatic, he stands confidently with a gold and black full-face mask resembling a mythical creature.
A bald man with a bright red beard stands on stage behind a DJ setup, arms outstretched in a commanding pose. He wears a black vest and a black mask that covers his eyes. The stage is bathed in vibrant purple, pink, and blue lights, creating a dramatic and intense atmosphere.
A DJ with a bald head and muscular build stands behind a DJ setup on a dimly lit stage, illuminated by deep blue lights. The DJ's face is slightly obscured as they focus on their equipment. In the foreground, audience members are seen from behind, watching the performance. The scene has a moody, immersive feel, with the blue lighting creating a sense of depth and drawing attention to the DJ as the focal point.

  • Devised by: Matt Frequencies

  • Lighting design: The Violet Bombshell

This genre extravaganza is for lovers of dance music, Dungeons and Dragons and metafiction!

The Book of Divergence is a series of choose-your-own-adventure stories, told through live mixed music and reinforced with performances of different masked characters by Matt Frequencies.

You will be asked to choose between Father Mathew, DJ of Order, or Brother Seth, DJ of Chaos, as they battle it out on stage to take you on a journey into their music.

Orderly Techno and Happy Hardcore come up against Chaotic Rock and Metal - but lurking in the wings is The Glitch, who seeks to corrupt the rave with distorted bass and Dubstep!

Your choices affect not just the story, but the music played, and will completely alter the show. Where nothing is predetermined, and all choices are real, what will you pick? Chaos, or Order? The sermon awaits!

Each story has four (or more...) different endings for the audience to discover, and each ending rewards a different insert for the Artefact of Divergence, a keychain just for you, designed and made by Matt Frequencies.

Co-Programmed as part of Melbourne International Games Week

About Matt Frequencies

Matt Frequencies is a beard of fire, a crowd of personalities and a broken body wrapped up in an entertainment package that presents in a way that is hard to ignore.

As a disabled entertainer, they are permanently coming up with creative ways to work around their limitations, which inspires their art and performance.

The characters in The Book of Divergence are embodiments of the different aspects of their personality and neurodivergences. They are he and he is them.

thebookofdivergence.com.au

  • Duration: 60 minutes

  • Event Accessibility: Blind or Low Vision Rating: Partially Accessible

  • Age suitability: M

  • Event warnings: Contains Strobe Lighting, Haze Effects, Strong Coarse Language, Both Sudden And Sustained Loud Noises, Some Infrequent/Low Pressure Audience Interaction.

  • Content warnings: Self Harm Or Suicide, Drug References, Misogyny, Death, War, Mental Health, Murder.

If you would like to preregister for an artefact, or are missing a fragment from a previous performance, please register at www.thebookofdivergence.com.au.

  • Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Common Rooms
    Cnr Lygon & Victoria Sts, Carlton, VIC, 3053

    Wheelchair Access

    Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Common Rooms is wheelchair accessible. The entrance to the venue is on Lygon St. You can head up the front stairs and through the main doors, from there head right to get to the Loading Dock. If you need step-free access, head to the driveway located on the left-hand side of the main entrance on Lygon Street. The driveway will lead you into the courtyard. From the courtyard, there will be a lift on your right. Head to the first floor and turn right. The common rooms will be on your left.   Volunteers will be available along the route to assist you if needed. Please don't hesitate to ask for help.

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  • Full: $25.00

  • Concession: $20.00

  • Group 4+: $20.00

  • Extra Applause: $30.00

  • Blak Tix: $10.00

Sessions: In Person Events

A single $5.50 transaction fee applies to your booking.

Date Time Venue

Thursday, 10 October 2024

9:00pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Common Rooms

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