How would a future AI reinterpret human traditions and myths in a world where humans no longer exist? Ghost in the Machine is a ritualistic future space of boundless imagination. The piece speculates on humanity’s spiritual heritage through the lens of post-sapiens intelligence, weaving a narrative that uses puppetry, illustration, video and technology. Objects, electronic artifacts, sculptures, mechanised forms, sound, light and video projections create a solemn atmosphere in which rituals, familiar yet strangely distorted, are celebrated.

A live cinema performance taking the viewer on a journey into a future where ancient traditions meet cutting-edge sci-fi technology.

*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.