Post-Bodies

In the organizer's words:

With the "Post-Bodies" project, the ensemble moves through the interstices of the Uncanny Valley, where perceptions shift and uncertainties that we experience when we can no longer clearly define triumph. Acoustic instruments meet modular synthesizers, sensors and interactive music systems. Composition and improvisation intertwine with performative elements, creating a multi-layered space in which the ensemble confronts the discomfort of the near-human.

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The voice too perfect, the humor too smooth, the gaze blank - let's be honest: the last time we chatted with ChatGPT or watched a video of the Tesla bots, wasn't there this fleeting echo of human emotion? A brief flash of empathy? And the next moment, a wave of disgust and mistrust. The boundaries between man and machine, between the animate and inanimate, are increasingly dissolving and are no longer to be found only in science fiction stories. With the project "Post-Bodies", the ensemble moves through the interstices of the Uncanny Valley, in which perceptions shift and uncertainties that we experience when we can no longer clearly define triumph. Acoustic instruments meet modular synthesizers, sensors and interactive music systems. Composition and improvisation intertwine with performative elements and create a multi-layered space in which the ensemble confronts the discomfort of the near-human.

The concert is supported by the #MusikerZukunft grant from the GermanOrchestra Foundation.