In this “electronica melodrama” two performers examine music situated between medial immutability and transience. The performers have not only their voices as instruments at their disposal but gestural controllers and sensors as well; furthermore their attention, their gaze, and gestures, which they use to stage-manage and comment the musicality. Their lips and eyes test the measure of their emphasis on one other and on the audience, and watch for reactions in order to amplify them – until a good fairy’s ghost is evoked, playing Chinese whispers with all attendees.

Concept, Composition, Performance: Leo Hofmann
Performance: Filomena Krause
Outside Eye: Benjamin van Bebber
Sound Regie: Andi Otto

Photo by Eda Temucin

Technologically mediated immateriality redefines among others a common sense of spirituality for a virtually-optimized self. Thereby, there is a need for reconsideration of a progressive religious thought for partly digitalized bodies heading into an undefined future.

In their scenographic installation Balance Wanted and performance Buddha App Says, BBB_ explores the aspect of spirituality in a life of a technological human, appropriating mythological symbols and metaphysical attributes of belief, sense of being and hopes for divine survival, into digital and web spaces.

Ritualistic, country nonspecific, physically-trying and in step with the times, a room for meditation offers a possibility for a participatory, philosophically-oriented reflection on the representation and perception of technological spirituality. It is a room installation inspired by references to digitally enabled and web distributed tools for spiritual development, complemented by a live electronic-music performance based on mind enhancement sound technics.

This performative installation invites visitors to deep dive into a world of techno spirituality. The show takes place in both physical and virtual spaces and levels, it involves 6 performers, and is open for 4-5 hours for an unlimited number of guests.

The artistic room installation is inspired by references to digital enabled and web distributed tools for spiritual development.

Performance in collaboration with Dominik Keggenhoff.

Artists

By Theresa Behling, Yannick Geske, Benny Hauser, Paulina Kind, Dagmar Kestner, Miriam Walther Kohn, Christopher Kriese, Maja Leo, Fabian Ristau, Nele Solf, Lisa Schröter, Michel Weber, Tali Furrer, Patrizia Fedier and many other utopists.

In co-production with Gessnerallee Zürich, Shedhalle Zürich, Produktionsplattform TECHNE/Theater Rampe and Künstlerhaus Stuttgart.

Supported by Stadt Zürich Kultur, Kanton Zürich Fachstelle Kultur, Pro Helvetia, Ernst Göhner Stiftung.

https://zurueckindiezukunft.org/