Ⓒ Pauline Sesniac
Theatre maker and director Manuela Infante has always been fascinated by the unknown. In her latest piece "Horizon" she explores the notion of an ever-evolving horizon that doesn't just mark the boundary of human knowledge but alludes to what might forever remain out of reach. The unknown is not only out there in the universe at the end of our sight, it’s also in here, stretching into our body, our biography and our history.
In her work, Manuela Infante often perceives the "more-than-human" as this unknowable territory, this excess existing both externally and within our very being. In the context of the first performances of "Horizon" a special afternoon will take place. Manuela Infante will invite one of her all time heroes, the distinguished physicist, feminist thinker and philosopher Karen Barad to navigate the boundaries of knowledge, blending interviews, tales and imaginative narratives.
The event is part of our More-Than-Human Encounters series, organized by VUB Crosstalks and Kaaitheater. While it's not essential to have watched Manuela's theatre piece "Horizon" to enjoy this event, if you're interested, you can catch the performance later that evening at 20:00. Further details and show dates can be found on the KVS website.
17:00-18:30 The Things We Know We Will Never Know
Ticket prices for this event are available at three different levels: €12, €8 (suggested price), or €5. You have the freedom to choose the ticket price that suits your current financial situation. If you are able to pay a higher price, that would be greatly appreciated as it enables others to pay a lower amount.
29 March: Charging Myths
5 May: Less-than-Human
7 June: Everybody is in need of care
Karen Barad is a philosopher, physicist, and feminist scholar. They is Distinguished Professor of Feminist Studies, Philosophy, and History of Consciousness at the University of California at Santa Cruz. Barad held a tenured appointment in physics before moving into more interdisciplinary spaces. Particularly known for the theory of agential realism, Barad is the author of Meeting the Universe Halfway: Quantum Physics and the Entanglement of Matter and Meaning (Duke University Press, 2007) and numerous articles in the fields of physics, philosophy, science studies, poststructuralist theory, and feminist theory. Barad's research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Hughes Foundation, the Irvine Foundation, the Mellon Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Manuela Infante Güell is a Chilean theatre director, playwright, scriptwriter and musician, working internationally. She is well known for offering scenic articulations of contemporary theoretical issues, creating work that stands somewhere between music, theatre, and philosophy. Her play Estado Vegetal has toured extensively and won several prizes. At KVS she created Metamorphoses, and her next performance will premier in the autumn at KVS, in co-production with Kaaitheater. Its title: Horizon.
Camila Marambio is a curator and private investigator who delights in telling circular stories, practices the ancient technology of the interview and dances for no reason. In 2010 she founded the nomadic research program Ensayos. Ensayos brings together artists, scientists, activists, and local community members to exercise speculative and emergent forms of eco-cultural ethics at the world’s end. She is co-author of the books Slow Down Fast, A Toda Raja with Cecilia Vicuña (Errant Bodies Press, 2019) and Sandcastles: A Queerfemme Proposition with Nina Lykke (forthcoming).
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