Theatre / Dutch premiere / English Spoken / high volume / Strobe used / Openingsprogramma

Mateusz Staniak & Arne Luiting

Future Gore

Self-obsession, radical digitalisation and constant surveillance: these are the ingredients for the new Frankenstein. A posthuman wandering through the debris of human civilisation. Future Gore is a satirical look at our narcissistic culture.

In this intangible world, simulated realities seem more real than reality, and authenticity and uniqueness have become the currency of empty exchanges. Here, we as humans are reduced to images and data, and the endless supply of algorithms increasingly controls our lives. Will AI help us save or destroy the world?

Future Gore is the first collaboration between director Mateusz Staniak (1990) and performer Arne Luiting (1991). The two makers share the same visual and textual outlook on theatre. For Staniak, this is characterised in surprising text choices that are brought to the stage from a very personal imagination. During the creative process, the duo collects and tries out a mountain of material, only to delete a lot. They continue this until they get to the essence of what they want to say. Thus, everything can change until the premiere.