Micro Clear Spot - 8 December 2025 (The Theremin: Past, Present & Future: Maia Appleby)

The Theremin: Past, Present and Future. Maia Appleby Melamed and Eliot Lambert take us on a deep dive into the electromagnetic world of the theremin - from its origins as a Soviet science experiment to its use as an instrument where the body is the interface. We explore the instrument’s political history, which includes Cold War espionage and Soviet labour camps. The theremin's power as a 'deep listening instrument', used even to broadcast humanity's first interstellar musical message into space, makes it both a relic of the past and a portal to the future. As this year marks the 20th anniversary of the New York Theremin Society, the show demonstrates why the instrument remains so fascinating today, with an interview from one of the society's co-founders and renowned thereminist Dorit Chrysler.

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