This fall at TheaterLab, Maria Fernanda (Mafe) Izaguirre presents The Postpoetic Machine, a unique series of cybernetic explorations into the residual dimensions of human-machine communication.

Set within a hybrid landscape, this interactive experience invites the audience to challenge conventional language boundaries and embrace interspecies communication. Izaguirre will perform with the machines, both solo and in collaboration with other artists, facilitating participatory experiences that explore new possibilities at the intersection of art and technology. Each session offers a unique experiment that explores the human condition amidst technological assimilation. Izaguirre’s work addresses the implications of becoming posthuman by creating electronic artifacts that expand human cognitive capabilities. Through these artifacts, she confronts the challenges and implications we might face in the near future due to the technological hybridization process in which we are immersed. The Postpoetic Machine propels us toward new existential and transcendental horizons, confronting us with more inclusive and interconnected speculative scenarios, stimulating thought and reflection.