Wetware

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The surveillance devices we have voluntarily chosen – our smart devices – track our every movement, voice, glance and touch. The algorithms that power them have become better than us at satisfying our supposed desires. But at the same time, they also satisfy our greatest fears. Psychopolitical reward and control systems are reflected in the somatic processes of tissues, organs, the body and, not least, the artist's performance. In a theatrical performance combining stand-up comedy, Elon Musk and Byung-Chul Han's psychopolitics, Jan Rozman, like many other men in crisis, embarks on a journey of self-discovery, asking himself: what is it about me that makes me never feel good enough?

Jan Rozman (1991) is a freelance performer and choreographer based in Ljubljana and Berlin. His artistic practice deals with extended bodies, the semiotics of materials, textures, gaps, errors and confusion, ecology, imagination, (scientific) science fiction and humour, in search of performative articulations relevant to the post-internet/anthropocene era. Emanat, Institute for the Development and Promotion of Dance and Contemporary Art, was founded in 2006 by choreographer, dancer and pedagogue Maja Delak.

> Project supported by the Pan–Adria network composed of ArtistiAssociati – Theatre Production Centre, Gorizia; Zavod En–Knap, Ljubljana; Hrvatski kulturni dom na Sušaku, Rijeka; Zavod Flota, Murska Sobota via Ljubljana; Zagrebački plesni centar, Zagreb; Slovensko narodno gledališče Nova Gorica, Nova Gorica; Mediteranski plesni centar Svetvinčenat, Svetvinčenat, Teatro Comunale di Vicenza