An imaginary future, in which the purposes and necessity of the human body are put into question, creates the departure point for this work. The piece operates within a science-fiction-like setting inhabited by the prototype BODY A. This inconceivable futuristic body is   a highly sophisticated "bio machine". It possesses no self-awareness and cannot distinguish between inner-intention and external impulse.

 The fictionality of BODY A is taken as a poetic means to speculate on a reality where ever accelerating flows of information and encoded data could dictate the manner in which bodies move and function. The objects and bodies in this artificial environment share the same ubiquitousdisembodied “consciousness“ - Such a condition subverts the idea of self-agency; The performer‘sbody in this piece is taken as a mere container - a channel. It can be filled and emptied. It allows information to pass through it. Learning from the Future uses the medium of movement to amplify the primitive power of bodies against the background of their dematerialization and disappearance.

CREDITS

Choreography: Colette Sadler
Performance: Leah Marojevic
Dramaturgy: Assaf Abraham Hochman

Music: Brendan Dougherty
Light: Samuli Laine
Photography and Video: Mikko Gaestel
Costume: Eyal Meistel
Graphic Design: Elena Anna Rieser

Produced by Colette Sadler / Stammer Productions and Dance4 / Arts Council of England. Funded by Creative Scotland. Supported by residencies at TanzHaus Zurich and NordDance/ Bora-Bora Aarhus