Giant Theremin, Melbourne - a brief introduction

Move to your own groove! Let your feet create the beat! The Giant Theremin is a super-sized musical instrument controlled by movement rather than conventional touch. Fun and easy to play, step inside the activation zone and hear your movement control the sound. Run, dance and jump about to create a symphony of movement.

Inspired by Russian inventor Lev Termen's original 1928 theremin, Melbourne's artist Robin Fox has designed a Giant Theremin capable of sounding like all sorts of musical instruments (or indeed any sound) and can be played by up to eight people simultaneously. Bring your friends and your video camera.

The Giant Theremin was installed in Melbourne's Northbank precinct in November 2011 for Melbourne Music Week and will remain playable every day until February 2012.

http://melbourne.vic.gov.au/gianttheremin

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[midnightcomes]

Oh my gosh! I might just have to take a trip to Melb to play with this!