Hybrid by Design Festival at The Theatre Centre

Running May 9-15, Hybrid by Design will feature seven works by artists from The Theatre Centres Residency program and a selection of international work curated by Battersea Arts Centre bridging live performance and digital creation in experimental and genre-defying ways. Experience the festival in-person or online the future of live art is hybrid by design.LINEUP Broken/Sometimes Repaired: This micro-concert, inspired by Hanya Yanagiharas A Little Life, is a sparkling tribute to queer resilience, love, and a celebration of the tremendous ripple effect that great works of art can have on the little lives of those who encounter them. salt:dispersed (UK): A filmed performance of Selina Thompsons award-winning work salt. unpacking stories of ancestry and colonialism curated in partnership with Battersea Arts Centre. The wide and curvy cartography of the goddess country: Storytelling written and performed by Ren Nile with visuals by Jabari Elliot created live in front of an audience. On Minors, Movement, and the Gathering of Data: An immersive animated video installation examining surveillance in public urban spaces followed by a conversation with Yusra Khogali and Siobhan OFlynn about privacy and consent. Grin (UK): A masquerade of dance sculptures where body and costume are accompanied by a pulsating sound score subverting hyper-sexualised notions of African and Caribbean dance curated in partnership with Battersea Arts Centre. asses.masses: a live video game performance about revolution, technophobia, and the line between work and play. Terror From Inside the 3rd Dimension!: Wander virtual worlds! Meet live digital characters! Move across web platforms, interacting live with a variety of characters in a hybrid augmented/virtual reality choose-your-own-adventure escape room set in a video game aesthetic. Imaginary Campfires: Step into these two short experimental storytelling experiences, playing with illustration and fantasy. 100% Analog: a Long Table Around 12 Letters from Your Lover, Lost at Sea: Join a discussion about the theatre-by-mail project 12 Letters from Your Lover, Lost at Sea, doing theatre during Covid, and challenging definitions of what constitutes a play.