Poems of Consumption by H. Sinno
Saturday, October 10, 2026
8 pm
$50.85–96.05 Regular • $45.77–86.45 Friends
A limited number of rush tickets will be available for in-person purchase, starting 60 minutes before the doors open, on a first-come, first-served basis.
Tickets to this performance include free same-day Museum admission from 10 am–8 pm. Please present your performance ticket for entry.
H.Sinno’s acclaimed performance, Poems of Consumption, reimagines consumer culture through music, poetry, and immersive visuals.
Part concert, part multimedia performance, and part poetic meditation, Poems of Consumption explores the emotional contradictions of modern life through songs built from an unexpected source: Amazon customer reviews transformed into poetry. Partially inspired by Mark Fisher’s Capitalist Realism, Poems of Consumption is a song cycle covering themes like ennui, surveillance capitalism, heartbreak, boycotts, and orientalism, with compositions that juxtapose harsh electronica with the whimsy of a string quartet.
Originally commissioned by London’s Barbican Centre and Shubbak Festival, the production has been praised for its fearless artistic vision and emotional honesty, bringing together experimental music, theatre, and literature into a deeply personal live experience.
“A brilliantly crafted literary song cycle that explores the Venn diagram of mental health, the environment and consumerism.”
– SceneNoise
“From breathtaking vocals to compelling storytelling … a true feast for the senses.”
– SceneNoise
“The music creates dramatic atmospheres and dance-floor rhythms from consumer materials.”
– Financial Times
About the Artist
H. Sinno
The Museum’s Performing Arts programming is generously supported by the Nanji Family Foundation.
Co-presented with MARSM Canada
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