HARDER, BETTER, FASTER, STRONGER
THE COURTYARD THEATRE, LONDON, FEBRUARY 2024
SET AND VIDEO DESIGNER
DIRECTED BY RACHEL-LEAH HOSKER
DRAMATURGY BY KWAMI ODOOM
SOUND DESIGN BY LUCAS BUTTON
SET DESIGN BY GÜLFEM ÖZDOĞAN
COSTUME DESIGN BY SIJIA YU
LIGHT DESIGN BY LIUDMILA PETROVA
VIDEO DESIGN BY GÜLFEM ÖZDOĞAN AND LIUDMILA PETROVA
COSTUME SUPERVISION BY ANNI SILDVEE
HEAD OF LX & VIDEO BY ANDREW PARKER
PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT BY SHAZ MCGEE
STAGE MANAGEMENT BY SIMÃO VAZ
PHOTOGRAPHY BY PATRICK BALDWIN
HARDER, BETTER, FASTER, STRONGER (HBFS) IS A DEVISED THEATRE PIECE THAT EXAMINES THE INTERSECTION OF TECHNOLOGY, SPORTS, AND HUMAN AMBITION. IN A WORLD WHERE TENACITY AND TRAINING ALONE ARE NO LONGER ENOUGH, HOW DOES TECHNOLOGY SHAPE OUR DRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE? IS IT MAKING US BETTER, OR IS THE CONSTANT PURSUIT OF THE NEXT BEST THING HARMFUL?
TECHNOLOGY PLAYED A CENTRAL ROLE IN SHAPING THE VISUAL NARRATIVE. A LARGE LETTERBOX SCREEN AND TWO MOVEABLE TV SCREENS WERE USED TO DISPLAY LIVE FEEDS FROM THE ACTORS’ PHONES, CREATING THE SENSE THAT THEY WERE BROADCASTING THEMSELVES ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS LIKE INSTAGRAM DURING SCENES.
HOW CAN INTEGRATING LIVE SOCIAL MEDIA ELEMENTS BLUR THE LINES BETWEEN REALITY AND PERFORMANCE? THIS LIVE FEED, PAIRED WITH AI-GENERATED VIDEOS PROJECTED ON THE SCREENS, FURTHER EXPLORED THE ROLE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN OUR MODERN WORLD.
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