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Podsumowanie
Inspired by Stanisław Lem’s fiction and his unique, witty and poignant diagnosis of the contemporary world, the anti-utopian vision depicts Lem’s reflections on technological progress and the limitations of the human race. / 16-26 Aug at 9:00 pm
Old College Quad (venue 311) / South Bridge (EH8 9YL)
Tickets: £15/£13
Box office: 0131 226 0000
Content
The characters are familiar to readers of Lem’s novels and short stores: Ijon Tichy, Professor Tarantoga, humans, supercomputers, robots. The performance presents a story which was never written but is the theatre’s interpretation of Lem’s writings. It shows a world of the future, where an illusory state of well-being, promised to the human race by artificial intelligence, makes people degenerate, idle, and passive. It is a world populated with humanoids, to whom the meaning of life amounts to a dose of a hallucinogenic substance. They live in an illusion of welfare and peace under the benign watch of their caretakers. What will happen during Ijon Tichy’s time travel and his meeting with the degenerate humans of the future?
Planet Lem uses spectacular moving sets, lighting effects, and multimedia projections. Specially composed music combines symphonic and post-industrial sounds.
However, humour cannot hide the sad and obvious conclusion: although the human slaves rebel against the robots and win, they are unhappy with the new world and miss the old order. (…) It is worth noting that the performance employs impressive sets, light effects and video projections. The soundtrack of Planet Lem is in early techno style. In other words: it’s a must!
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