Medusa Bionic Rise
“Your body does not make you. Your body makes a society.
What do you wanna transform? Everything.”
Pic: David Visnjic
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The work "Medusa Bionic Rise" is based on a study of current phenomena of physical and mental self-optimization, which finds its culmination in trans-humanistic visions of the fusion of body and technology. THE AGENCY designs "Medusa Bionic Rise", an underground movement that operates radical optimization in the grey area between self-empowerment and self-restraint. The movement lends itself to the knowledge of global corporations that benefit primarily from new technologies such as artificial intelligence. As an online and offline movement, Medusa Bionic Rise is a draft of a potential resistance in the post-digital age.
The spectators are invited as potential newcomers to attend the actions of the MBR members, the prototypes, and to follow them into a challenge.
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A production by THE AGENCY and Treibstoff Theatertage Basel 2017. With friendly support of Münchner Kammerspiele.
with
Stacyian Jackson, Lara Scherrieble, Jeremy Nedd,
Anastasiia Antonenko, Florian Wolf, Nile Koetting,
Hrefna Hoern Leifsdottir, Boris Gass, Barbara Meyer,
Nina Meyer, THE AGENCY
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Sound Design
Nile Koetting​
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CGI Animation​
Elisabeth Mayer
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Voice over
Mona Vojacek-Koper
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Video/Website​
Hrefna Hoern Leifsdottir​
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​Confession Videos
Lea Hopp, Noam Brusilovsky, Mona Vojacek-Koper, Samouil Stoyanov, Marlene Korn, Charlotte Korn,
Johannes Geller
Assistant Director
Leon Wierer/ Lola Fonsèque​
Assistant stage + costume
Ylenia Gortana
Production Management
Sabine Klötzer SISK
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Supported by openmind-shop.de, GoMo Energy, SuddenRush GUARANA
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Special Thanks to Leonie Kusterer, Daniel Capellino, Lea Hopp, Simone Weber, Paula-Irene Villa, Martina Taube,
Tristan Dohnt, Ottobock Berlin, Boxclub Basel,
Cecilie Schou Grønbeck
Part of the series MOVEMENTS