The Lab at ILA + Team Rolfes Present: “321Rule”, Starring Ninajirachi

321Rule
A digital / real world performance narrative as presented by
Team Rolfes (Nyc, USA), Starring Ninajirachi (Naarm)
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Kevin Peter He [NYC] x MESSIANIC GLOSS

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An soundscape performance trapped in outer space from
CAPITAL WASTE X QUARTZ PISTOL X MICHAEL ELLINGFORD

8pm – Midnight
$25 + bf Early bird
$35 + bf General Release
$50 Door Price (until sold out)

TICKETS:
https://immersivelightandart.com.au/event/the-lab-at-ila-team-rolfes-present-321rule-starring-ninajirachi/

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New York’s acclaimed virtual studio Team Rolfes are taking over The Lab alongside Ninajirachi to present 321 Rule – the first fully original, real-time club-theatre performance combining VR puppetry and motion-capture avatars.

This groundbreaking show is the result of years of pioneering 3D live performance, featuring collaborations with artists like Danny L Harle, Rabit, House of Kenzo, Lady Gaga, Arca, and Marshstepper. Written by spam-poet Jacob Bakkila (horse_ebooks, Bear Stearns Bravo), 321Rule stars a rotating cast of musicians as Eris Wonderful, a memory hunter gig worker navigating a twisted, near-future metaverse.

The live stage adaptation is a wild audiovisual mashup: real-time 3D avatar theatre meets metaverse-parody games, set to a high-BPM soundtrack where each guest star’s iconic songs blend seamlessly into an original score by Galen Tipton & Count Baldor. It’s half sardonic digital slapstick, half hyperpop scream ballad.

No two shows are the same. 321Rule constantly evolves, with new musical collaborators keeping each performance fresh and unpredictable.

For its Adelaide debut, Team Rolfes teams up with Naarm-based musician and producer Ninajirachi. Together, they explore a chaotic future where human memories are mined like video game levels, unlocking hidden pasts to create new futures—at a steep price.

Team Rolfes are renowned worldwide for redefining virtual performance, using real-time animation, VR puppets, and motion-capture avatars to craft viscerally intense, boundary-pushing experiences. Founders Sam and Andy Rolfes have worked with Lady Gaga, Metallica, Amnesia Scanner, Nike, and Adult Swim, dazzling audiences at festivals across the globe.

Ninajirachi, meanwhile, has been turning heads with her 2024 album, Girl EDM. Her signature blend of hyperpop and EDM is a high-energy musical pastiche that perfectly complements Team Rolfes’ dense and eclectic visuals.

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ARTISTS:
TEAM ROLFES
https://www.instagram.com/team.rolfes/
NINAJIRACHI
https://www.instagram.com/ninajirachi/

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WARNING: Strobe lighting and other intense lighting may be used during this show. It may not be safe for those with epilepsy and other conditions with sensitivity to light.

The Lab acknowledges that we are meeting, creating and working on the traditional land of the Kaurna People. We recognise and respect their cultural heritage beliefs and relationship with the land. We pay our respects to the Elders past, present and future.

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