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Meeting Philip by Eric Vernhes makes its Scottish premiere in Glasgow South Side for Sonica Glasgow. The piece references a 1977 lecture by Philip K. Dick regarding computer simulations. Ticket prices are available on the website.
Scottish Premiere In 1977, Philip K. Dick gave a lecture stating definitively that we live in a computer simulation: for him, the parallel worlds that featured in his novels reflected the innumerable “branches” of a preprogrammed reality. Architect-turned-musician Eric Vernhes became fascinated by this lecture, not for its content, but for what it said about the author’s own troubled psychology. In Meeting Philip, stunning digital visualisations emerge from a reel-to-reel tape deck playing Dick’s lecture – a tribute to an authorial genius that gives his words the epic dimension they deserve. Coproduction Eric VERNHES / VIDEOFORMES avec le soutien du fonds SCAN de la DRAC et de la région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes – (c) CNRS for the extract of the conférence. Supported by Institut français – Pôle International de la Danse et des Arts (PIDA), Institut français d’Écosse and Kultur Ensemble. Venue: 25PES is located at 25 Prince Edward Street, Glasgow G42 8LU.
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Sonica Glasgow: Meeting Philip - Eric Vernhes takes place on Thursday, 24 September 2026.
Sonica Glasgow: Meeting Philip - Eric Vernhes is held at Glasgow South Side in Glasgow.
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Meeting Philip by Eric Vernhes makes its Scottish premiere in Glasgow South Side for Sonica Glasgow. The piece references a 1977 lecture by Philip K. Dick regarding computer simulations. Ticket prices are available on the website.
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Scottish Premiere In 1977, Philip K. Dick gave a lecture stating definitively that we live in a computer simulation: for him, the parallel worlds that featured in his novels reflected the innumerable “branches” of a preprogrammed reality. Architect-turned-musician Eric Vernhes became fascinated by this lecture, not for its content, but for what it said about the author’s own troubled psychology. In Meeting Philip, stunning digital visualisations emerge from a reel-to-reel tape deck playing Dick’s lecture – a tribute to an authorial genius that gives his words the epic dimension they deserve. Coproduction Eric VERNHES / VIDEOFORMES avec le soutien du fonds SCAN de la DRAC et de la région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes – (c) CNRS for the extract of the conférence. Supported by Institut français – Pôle International de la Danse et des Arts (PIDA), Institut français d’Écosse and Kultur Ensemble. Venue: 25PES is located at 25 Prince Edward Street, Glasgow G42 8LU.
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Sonica Glasgow: Meeting Philip - Eric Vernhes takes place on Thursday, 24 September 2026.
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Sonica Glasgow: Meeting Philip - Eric Vernhes is held at Glasgow South Side in Glasgow.
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