Curious about Ex machi­na, the theme of MAfestival 2019? In this intro­duc­tion, dra­maturge Lalina Goddard will explore the ties between god, man and machine. She will con­duct us through music about human­like gods and god­like humans, and the emer­gence of musi­cal machines and arti­fi­cial intel­li­gence, which is tak­ing over music, the world and ourselves.