Performance Archives - Edinburgh Futures Institute

Listening to Misrecognition. A Critical Data Studies talk by Thao Phan

A digital slide with highlighted text reads: “Thao Phan: listening to misrecognition. What is the sound of racialization? How might we listen to misrecognition? What does machine error tell us about the precision of racism and how can the tools of a racist system be used to transcribe new forms of resistance?” The words "misrecognition" and "about" are highlighted in green.

Part lecture-part performance, this event brings together critical work on race and algorithmic culture with artistic experimentation.

Speaking Towards One Another Opening Performance

A person’s face is partially visible in low light, surrounded by swirling, glowing blue light trails against a dark background, creating a dreamy and surreal atmosphere.

Join the premiere of the first full performance of Speaking Towards One Another in Inspace this May.

‘In the Shadow of Tomorrow’ A preview and an invitation

A person in a dimly lit, blue-tinted room holds a large, abstract white sculpture. The background features a window with fringed white curtains, creating a dramatic contrast of shadows and light. The person's pose is dynamic and expressive.

A preview dance performance featuring University of Edinburgh dance students and cutting edge robotic technology.

AISOMA: Wayne McGregor x Edinburgh Futures Institute

Abstract image of lights on black background

A new performance from Studio Wayne McGregor and composer Chris Lyons.

Entanglements: Studies in falling, flowing, following

Two salmon swimming in dark, clear water. The fish are speckled and appear to be moving upstream, surrounded by subtle water ripples and reflections.

This event will entangle human and aquatic worlds, moving between freshwater and the deep ocean, learning through performance, video, music, poetry and song.

Unco: LGBT+ Scots Glossar

A split image of two individuals: the first person is smiling and wearing a headpiece made of seashells, and the second person has curly hair and glasses with a neutral expression, standing outdoors with a blurred background.

Unco is a project to create a new Scots lexicon of LGBT+ words. These words are a proposal for how LGBT+ people can talk about themselves in Scots.

Ex Silens: from the series ‘I Am Your Body’

A person with intricate dark body paint is seated on a wooden box in a snowy forest. The scene is surrounded by bare trees, and cables are wrapped around their body. The snow-covered ground adds contrast to the image.

Ex Silens is an experience into a radically alternative sensorium through the entanglement of multiple bodies, multiple agencies.

Listening to Misrecognition. A Critical Data Studies talk by Thao Phan

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