Ghost in the Machine imagines a post-Sapiens future in which humanity has disappeared and artificial intelligences give new meaning to human myths and customs through their own codes: a ritual science-fiction setting where wonder, mystery and strangeness coexist. A techno-philosophical text, composed from real dialogues with AI, runs through the piece as spoken dramaturgy. *Premiere

Language: English
Duration: 40 minutes
Recommended age: 12+
Warning: strobe lighting is used during the performance

Karla Kracht builds retrofuturistic worlds with sculptural characters, live cameras and handmade electronics. Her live cinema performances collapse miniature sets, motorised figures and live camera work into a single cinematic space, a distinctive format she has been developing since before the category had a name. Her work has been presented in more than 22 countries, at venues including the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and the Taipei Puppetry Art Center.

Concept, production, animation, video, sound, puppets, set design: Karla Kracht
Dramaturgy: Andrés Beladiez
Sound: Karla Kracht
Multimedia programming: betapyte (Michael Zitzmann) and Karla Kracht
Electronics: Tai Kang-Hsiung
With the support of Taipei Puppetry Art Center, Sa Talaia, MIT Catalunya, Institut Ramon Llull, andIfind and Teatro Principal Palma de Mallorca.