Lauren Mace
"DIE FLACHE ERDE"- An Immersive Dance/Performance Prototype
DIE FLACHE ERDE (THE FLAT EARTH)
AN IMMERSIVE DANCE / PERFORMANCE PROTOTYPE
Is there an absolute reality?
Or is reality as we know it slowly disintegrating into fragments of fictional ideologies? In this performance prototype, we explored the power of disinformation in the Digital Age and how this affects our concepts of truth. In the novel "1984," George Orwell wrote about "reality control," where the population is completely monitored by their governments. Is it possible that the spread of disinformation resembles such Orwellian constructs and intentionally manipulates people's understanding of reality? Together, the performance artist and the test participants/audience reflect on how disinformation is used as a tool to dismantle democracy.
Artistic Director and Performing Artist: Lauren Rae Mace
Set- and Costume Designer: Paula Mierzowsky
Sound Designer: Johannes Apelt
Lighting Designer: Iria Arenas
Videoartists: Michael Gärtner and Keren Chernizon
Graphic Designer: Maddison Nielsen
*This performance was considered a prototype and served in order to generate feedback from the test participants/Audience.
SUPPORTED BY
The NATIONAL PERFORMANCE NETWORK - STEPPING OUT, funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media as part of the NEUSTART KULTUR Dance Assistance Program. This project is funded by the Hessian Ministry of Science and the Arts, and with the kind support of the Cultural Office of the City of Kassel.
LINKS
NATIONAL PERFORMANCE NETWORK
https://www.jointadventures.net/nationales-performance-netz/
BKM
www.kulturstaatsministerin.de
Sonderprogramm NEUSTART KULTUR
https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-de/bundesregierung/staatsministerin-fuer-kultur-undmedien/neustart-kultur-startet-1767056
Hessische Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst
https://wissenschaft.hessen.de/Projektfoerderung-Theater