AiEP, a pioneer in experimental dance applied to new technologies, reinterprets the 19th-century ballet *Coppélia*, presenting a contemporary version: a posthuman figure capable of challenging the traditional boundaries between the body, technology, and nature.
Koppelia_garden13
AiEP
1h
Koppelia_garden13
AiEP
1h
Originally conceived as a female simulacrum constructed by male desire, Coppélia ceases here to be an object of projection and control, transforming instead into an autonomous, sensitive, and observant presence.
On stage, her body no longer seeks to imitate a human being but evolves toward a form of diffuse, non-hierarchical intelligence inspired by the relational models of living beings. Coppélia rejects the logic of functionality and domination to turn toward a contemplative dimension, in which perception, listening, and interdependence become forms of knowledge.
Through movement, the performance constructs a bodily language that dissolves the fixed notion of identity and challenges the presumed superiority of human beings over other living beings. What emerges is a new ecology of relationship, in which intelligence no longer equates to control, but rather to the ability to coexist, connect, and inhabit the world in a reciprocal and non-destructive way.