COUAC…

Duration: 50 min

Language: nonverbal

Suitability: 8+

Group: Compagnie du Plat pays !

Country: Belgium

Performers: Sébastien Domogalla

Team: Filippo Cavinato (technical direction), Séverine Bernard (stage management), Xavier Bouvier (artistic collaboration), Antoine Hénaut (sound composition), Evelyne Meersschaut (costume design), Vincent Rutten (set construction), Camille Loquet (set construction), Mara De Sario (photography), Edouard Cuvelier (photography), Sébastien Domogalla (graphic & visual animation), Filippo Cavinato (lighting design)

Description: COUAC… In an ultra-connected world, Jo struggles against the omnipresence of Eve, the AI server. Eve directs and controls Jo's every move and pushes him to consume more and more.

This wordless show is an invitation to reflect on the place of nature and technology in our lives and the importance of preserving our humanity. Presented in a playful and poetic way, this physical theatre one-man show, combining humour and clowning, resonates particularly strongly in our hyper-connected society. A unique, funny and touching theatrical experience for all the family.

COUAC is a wordless one-man show that moves between humour and reflection on the fragile relationship between man and nature and our society’s drift towards excessive dependence on technology. Both funny and thought-provoking, the show offers a scathing look at our consumer society.

The world of COUAC unfolds through a succession of rhythmic visual sequences reminiscent of silent films. On stage, a clever device made of translucent tulle allows the spectator to observe a character imprisoned behind a screen, whose existence is punctuated by omnipresent and superficial technologies.

This solo act is in fact a physical and theatrical duet between a performer and an artificial intelligence.