The history of women is literally interwoven with that of mechanical production: weaving, looms, switchboard operation, hardware assembly lines. And women were an instrumental force in the early days of mathematics and computer sciences – before it all became nerdy and testosterone-ridden. But our cultural imagination has entangled the narratives of femininity and technology even further, in science fiction, horror, and post-apocalyptic scenarios. Enter the fembot (female robot).
Uncanny Valley Girl explores questions of gender, technology, intimacy and power through the lens of the fembot motive. It constantly shifts between beauty and horror, machine and body, eroticism and hostility. Seductive, sometimes humorous, the performance lures the audience into a dark confron tation with their own gaze. It makes them aware of the fear that technology is taking over, or that maybe women do.
Choreographer & Performer: Angela Goh
Sound Composer: Corin Ileto
Writer: Holly Childs
Technical Operator: Matt Cornell
Text Code: Linda Dement
Dates
24/05/2019 21:00
25/05/2019 19:30
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Price
€17,- / €14,-
Location
Theater Kikker, Kleine Zaal
Edition
SPRING 2019
Info
Duration: 60 min
Language: English
+ 10 minutes 10 questions (Fri 24 May)
+ Short introduction (Sat 25 May)
There will be stroboscopic lighting
for 60 seconds during the show.
Combitickets are available for the
24th of May. Scroll down for
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Essay programme line #1: High Tech: Performing Technology