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Be Arielle F

Simon Senn

Be Arielle F

Simon Senn, a plastic and video artist from Geneva, purchased the digital copy of a female body online, then embarked on a quest to meet the woman whose body he would go on to inhabit thanks to virtual reality. He takes to the stage to share his uncanny experience.

In this digital conference that doubles as a demonstration and confession, Simon Senn, a videographer and visual artist from Geneva, demonstrates how the virtual world and the real world are not always in opposition, revealing the unexpected entanglements between technology, representation, gender, and law.

Simon Senn’s experience began when he bought the digital replica of a female body online. He then went in search of the woman whose body he was « virtually » inhabiting. Onstage he conveys this disturbing experience to the audience.

After downloading the replica (a detailed and evidently accurate reproduction), he brought it to life with easily purchased sensors and discovered what it felt like to « have » a female body – at least through his 3D glasses. The experience was moving. Who is this woman ? Can he do anything he likes with this digital body ? What about the new and enjoyable sensuality this virtual form offers him ? He managed to track down the young woman and begin a discussion with her (one that continues today), where together they investigate this third digital body that exists between them. Arielle is now part of the project and is present in the show.

Simon Senn decided to consult a psychologist and explore his feelings of «gender disturbance », which continue to surprise him – does he perhaps suffer from « Snapchat dysmorphia », the clinically accepted psychological illness of those who wish to transform themselves in order to resemble their online image ?

From 6 to 8 October 2020
Durée:
1h
Salle René Gonzalez

Theatre/Video
Surtitled in English

Création à Vidy

Dates and times

Tuesday, October 6, 2020 - 3:00pm Tue 06.10 15h00
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Tuesday, October 6, 2020 - 7:30pm 19h30
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Wednesday, October 7, 2020 - 7:30pm Wed 07.10 19h30
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Thursday, October 8, 2020 - 6:30pm Thu 08.10 18h30
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Thursday, October 8, 2020 - 9:00pm 21h00
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Simon Senn's Be Arielle F is also available in a live stream version. The artist invites us into a virtual room to watch a live performance via a webinar.

Information about the Be Arielle F live stream and tour dates can be found under this link.

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Credits

Conception et mise en scène
Simon Senn

Production
Anne-Christine Liske

Avec
Simon Senn
Arielle F
et un corps virtuel

Production
Compagnie Simon Senn

Coproduction
Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne - Le Grütli, Centre de production et de diffusion des Arts vivants - Théâtre du Loup

Diffusion et tournée
Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne

Avec le soutien de
Porosus - Pro Helvetia - Fondation Ernst Göhner - Pour-cent culturel Migros - Loterie Romande

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Tour dates
11.09 - 12.09.2020 Rome Short Theater, Rome (IT)
14.09.2020 BITEF Festival, Belgrade (RS)
18.09 - 19.09.2020 Südpol Luzern, Lucerne (CH)
19.09.2020 REFRESH ZHDK, Zurich (CH) Livestream de Südpol Lucerne
23.09 - 24.09.2020 Festival Echelle Humaine, Paris (FR)
2.10 - 4.10.2020 Festival Actoral, Marseille (FR)
6.10 - 8.10.2020 Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne (CH)
10.10.2020 FIT Festival, Lugano (CH)
10.10.2020 m2act, Lucerne (CH) Livestream du Festival FIT à Lugano
24.10.2020 Festival (IM)POSSIBLE BODIES (NL) Online performance
24.11 - 26.11.2020 Festival International de Théâtre INTERFERENCES, Cluj Napoca (RO) Livestream
8.01 - 10.01.2021 Festival Santiago a Mil (CL) Livestream
16.01.2021 Festival digital GOGOGO Théâtre Grütli, Genève (CH) Livestream (événement conjoint avec Festival Temps d’images, Düsseldorf)
9.01 - 24.01.2021 Festival Temps d’images, Düsseldorf (DE) Livestream
6.02.2021 [REPORTÉ] FRAC, Reims (FR)
7.02.2021 Festival Present Futures, Glasgow (UK) Livestream
12.02 - 13.02.2021 TLH Sierre (CH) Livestream
5.03.2021 Trafó House of Contemporary Arts, Budapest (HU) Livestream
11.05 - 13.05.2021 Internationales Figuren Theater Festival, Erlangen (DE) Livestream
8.06 - 12.06.2021 Carrefour international de théâtre, Québec (CA) Livestream
23.08.2021 Sibiu International Theatre Festival, Sibiu (RO) Livestream
28.08 - 29.08.2021 Théâtre Benno Besson / Festival Numerik Games, Yverdon-les-Bains (CH)
24.09.2021 Contemporanea Colline Festival, Prato (IT)
5.10 - 6.10.2021 Le Quai d'Angers/Grand Ouest Festival, Angers (FR)
25.01.2022 MA scène nationale de Montbéliard, Montbéliard (FR)
4.04 - 5.04.2022 TAP - Festival A Corps, Poitiers (FR)
12.04 - 14.04.2022 MC2 - Grenoble, Grenoble (FR)
7.05.2022 Biennale Pipas, Genève (CH)
8.05 - 9.05.2022 Auawirleben Theaterfestival, Bern (CH)
12.07 - 17.07.2022 Le Grenier à Sel, Aires numériques #3, Avignon (FR)
2.09 - 4.09.2022 Biennale Wiesbaden (DE)
21.09 - 22.09.2022 Theater Chur, Coire (CH)
27.09 - 28.09.2022 Kunstencentrum Vooruit , Gent (BE)
3.10 - 4.10.2022 SIRENOS Festival, Lithuanian National Drama Theater, Vilnius (LT)
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Simon Senn

Artist

Simon Senn

Simon Senn est né en 1986 et vit à Genève. Il a obtenu un Bachelor of Fine Arts à la Haute école d’art et de design de Genève et un Master au Goldsmiths College à Londres. Au premier abord, son travail semble suggérer qu’il est un artiste socialement engagé, s’élevant contre un certain type d’injustice. Pourtant, ses œuvres révèlent parfois une approche plus ambiguë, explorant des apories plutôt qu’articulant des critiques adressées. Même si ses vidéos ou installations sont normalement basées sur une certaine réalité, une fiction s’y mêle souvent. Be Arielle F est sa première proposition pour la scène, avec laquelle il a reçu le deuxième Prix d’encouragement pour les arts de la scène Premio en 2019. Pendant la crise sanitaire de ce printemps, une version live stream et adaptée du spectacle a été proposée en digital par le Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne.

From the same artist
Live stream Arielle F
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BOOK be arielle f

From the collection Mille et un plateaux, co-published with art&fiction

Foreword: Éric Vautrin
Afterword:Arielle F

Internet collaborations: Yuri N.K., Alex Khod, mechpil0t, Amir Mansaray, Alexi Johansen, Pascal Serrarens, Sébastien Geldof, Rampa Tinling, Lucas Ridley, Ben Tristem, Penny de Byl, Redqueencoder, Chris Inman, GavinCrout1030, awrights309, Smilehossain, yan07340, ngithiri, Shahriar Aladdinnasr, gabrielcarr KatarzynaB, Alexander W. Shubhankar

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Press reviews
Be Arielle F - Libération
18 September 2020
 

"Je me suis dit: ah ok. Je peux me sentir bien dans un corps de femme et c'est beau"

 

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Be Arielle F - Vertigo
09 April 2020
 

"Be Arielle F", théâtre virtuel et vertigineux

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Be Arielle F - Tribune de Genève
15 January 2020
 

"Le stade du miroir à l’ère numérique: «Be Arielle F.» vous garantit le

vertige!"

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Be Arielle F - Usbek & Rica
13 February 2020
 

"J'ai acheté un corps virtuel pour 12 dollars, c’était Black Friday"

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kids workshop how to become a cool unicorn

A VR workshop - 3D face scanning - for children from 8 to 13 years old animated by the artist Simon Senn.

workshop how to become a cool unicorn - 3d face scan

Artist and director Simon Senn invites children to scan their faces in 3D to create a digital clone that they can then animate with a virtual reality headset. Become a unicorn, a giant... all transformations are possible!

  • 8-13 years old
  • Saturday 28 November at 4 pm
  • from 4 pm to 6 pm
  • at the théâtre de Vidy (Pavillon stage)
  • 30 CHF, on registration,
    registration on the Festival Cinéma Jeune Public website at the beginning of September

A workshop proposed in partnership with Festival Cinéma Jeune Public

    

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