ABILITOPIA + WHITE NOISE

A Double-bill of crip creative brilliance comes to Te Pou Theatre 26-28 Feb!

ABILITOPIA is a 40-minute piece that generates philosophical questions about how AI can create new possibilities for participation and how it shapes our agency and identity. The show is directed by Dr Suzanne Cowan, with development sessions devised with dancers Duncan Armstrong, Raven Afoa Purcell, and Julie van Renen. The elements of sound, light and technology are crafted by collaborators Kristian Larsen (Sound design), Adam Ben-Dror (robot design), and Rachel Marlow (AV and lighting design).

WHITE NOISE is a 40min work turns the tables of perception onto the audience. Inviting them to reflect on the preconceptions that Alisha is so often confronted with as she moves through the world. The lens of motherhood brings the reciprocal and constant interplay of parent and child into the feedback loop. Intimate experiences of parenthood intermingle with unapologetic social rebellion. The work is both personal and utterly communal, drawing us to consider our own place in the conversation.

Striking images sit alongside virtuosic movement material in this choreographic collaboration between Alisha and choreographer Jessie McCall. Live sound manipulation playfully weaves through the work, alongside a boundary pushing score by Drew McMillan. Immersive digital design elements from Brad Gledhill animate the performance space, bringing Alisha’s internal world to life. WHITE NOISE is poignant, provocative, sensual, and not afraid to make noise.

Witness this crip-led creativity for yourself!

TICKETS and more show info HERE: https://www.tepoutheatre.nz/abilitopia-white-noise/

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