Date: July 7-9
Location: Teatre Lliure
‘An Island’ – a show crafted with the assistance of various artificial intelligences. Now that it is clear that the world and its resources are finite, is it viable to continue to think that the challenges we face can be solved individually? This and other questions, in a show created with the help of different artificial intelligences.
We must find a new way to live together – surely we can agree on this statement. We need to overcome the current phase of widespread conflicts and seek a new coexistence where the “I” gives way to the “we”, where individual well-being is inconceivable without the common good. These statements are irresistible, aren't they? And yet, they are riddled with problematic elements. Who fits into this “we”? Can there be an “us” without an “others”? What do we do with what bothers us? Does this “we” include people we perceive as different, as disturbing?
And what about artificial intelligence? Who should imagine the new myths? What if we invite artificial intelligences to imagine a “we”? Is it reasonable to do this? Michael Ende said that no critique of society can be made if not accompanied by a utopian representation of the world. ‘Una illa’ is a place where we can try to create something together, where we can create new myths and ask in a poetic way if there can be a different “us” and if it is possible to represent it. The show's text, music, and images have been created in dialogue with a series of types of artificial intelligence.
In ‘An Island,’ the Agrupación Señor Serrano leaves aside the scenic, video and dramaturgical resources that have characterized their previous works, to present a more visual, sculptural and poetic language. In previous editions of the Grec Festival de Barcelona, this internationally renowned company has staged performances which include ‘Brickman Brando Bubble Boom’ (2013), ‘A House in Asia’ (2014), ‘Birdie’ (2016), ‘Kingdom’ (2081), and The Mountain (2020).
Info: https://www.barcelona.cat/grec/en/show/una-isla
Location: Teatre Lliure
‘An Island’ – a show crafted with the assistance of various artificial intelligences. Now that it is clear that the world and its resources are finite, is it viable to continue to think that the challenges we face can be solved individually? This and other questions, in a show created with the help of different artificial intelligences.
We must find a new way to live together – surely we can agree on this statement. We need to overcome the current phase of widespread conflicts and seek a new coexistence where the “I” gives way to the “we”, where individual well-being is inconceivable without the common good. These statements are irresistible, aren't they? And yet, they are riddled with problematic elements. Who fits into this “we”? Can there be an “us” without an “others”? What do we do with what bothers us? Does this “we” include people we perceive as different, as disturbing?
And what about artificial intelligence? Who should imagine the new myths? What if we invite artificial intelligences to imagine a “we”? Is it reasonable to do this? Michael Ende said that no critique of society can be made if not accompanied by a utopian representation of the world. ‘Una illa’ is a place where we can try to create something together, where we can create new myths and ask in a poetic way if there can be a different “us” and if it is possible to represent it. The show's text, music, and images have been created in dialogue with a series of types of artificial intelligence.
In ‘An Island,’ the Agrupación Señor Serrano leaves aside the scenic, video and dramaturgical resources that have characterized their previous works, to present a more visual, sculptural and poetic language. In previous editions of the Grec Festival de Barcelona, this internationally renowned company has staged performances which include ‘Brickman Brando Bubble Boom’ (2013), ‘A House in Asia’ (2014), ‘Birdie’ (2016), ‘Kingdom’ (2081), and The Mountain (2020).
Info: https://www.barcelona.cat/grec/en/show/una-isla