October 19th | 17:00 – Excelsior Theatre, Ion Lucian Hall
Imagine a world where Alecto, an omnipresent artificial intelligence, guides your life. From choosing the perfect partner to raising children with the best genes, Alecto has a plan for everything. In 2043, life seems easy but lacks spontaneity. Everything is well planned and predictable. But what happens when desire for freedom and authenticity gives away?
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By: Yael Ronen & Dimitrij Schaad, inspired by Yuval Noah Harari
Translated by: Mircea Sorin Rusu
Cast:
Richard “Ricky” Martin: Mircea Alexandru Băluță
Dr. Stefan Frank: Alex Călin
Tatjana: Oana Predescu
René: Alex Popa
Alecto: Matei Arvunescu
Directed by: Radu Nica
Set design: Theodor Cristian Niculae
Choreography: Florin Fieroiu
Video design: Andrei Cozlac
Original music and sound design: Adrian Piciorea
Light design: Traian Marin
Producer: Excelsior Theatre Bucharest
Duration: 1h 45 min (no intermission)
Recommended age: 14+
The performance contains light effects that can affect people suffering from epilepsy
(R)Evolution is presented by an agreement with henschel SCHAUSPIEL Theaterverlag Berlin GmbH, Lausitzer Platz 15, 10997 Berlin, GERMANY
Educational NTF
“Is man about to become a god or, through technology and the irrational exploitation of Earth’s resources, is he about to destroy himself? Yuval Noah Harari is one of the most talked about thinkers of the early 21st century. His famous book ’21 Lessons for the 21st Century’ is part of a global inventory of questioning individual and collective morality during an age dominated by chaos and uncertainty.
The digital revolution, which is supposed to make our lives easier, also confronts us with existential questions and difficulties that have never been encountered before in the history of humanity: how do we cope with a life in which humans are easily replaceable by algorithms? How and in what way will we still relate to reality when artificial intelligence and virtual realities will promptly respond to all our immediate needs? Will societies turn into digital dictatorships that manipulate our lives on the basis of personal data, placed in the hands of only a few people? What ethical dilemmas will arise in the age of genetic design? Can free will still exist under such conditions, and if so, in what form?” (Radu Nica)
Photo: Andrei Gîndac
