THE FARM
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The Farm, or How to Feed an Intelligent Future
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When?
May 23 and 24, 7 p.m.
May 25, 4 p.m.
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Where?
Esplanade Tranquille du Quartier des Spectacles
[in case of rain, performances will take place in Le Réfectoire of the esplanade Tranquille, located at 1442 Clark street, H2X 2R6]
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What?
A PLAY AND A VIDEO INSTALLATION
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THE FARM: A Play
For this Montreal premiere, ATSA invites you to three performances of the play The Farm or How to Feed an Intelligent Future, followed by a free conversation, workshops, and a film screening in a festive and social atmosphere to discuss the impacts of Artificial Intelligence on our lives. Annie Roy wrote and directed the play and asked Geneviève Rochette to bring the text with her on stage by becoming her avatar! The two women, sometimes in conversation, sometimes echoing each other, lead us to reflect in four stages on the impacts of AI on our lives:
ACT 1: BIG DATA and Me | ACT 2: AI and Democracy
ACT 3: AI and the Environment | ACT 4: The Human of Tomorrow
Full of humor and without taking itself seriously, the play is a critique of the so-called intelligent world and its excesses. It brings us back to our individual and societal choices to nurture an intelligent and intelligible future. The stage and LED screen form an imaginary cube, a metaphor for the black box within which the two women evolve.
In collaboration with Multitudes and MOX, a period of free and relaxed conversation will follow each performance.
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UN TEMPS: A video installation
Outside of performance times, the video installation UN TEMPS will be screened 24/7 and invites you to slow down, daydream, and reflect in a contemplative mood... right in the heart of the hustle and bustle of the city.
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SATELLITE ACTIVITIES
Three workshops will also be offered at Le Réfectoire of the Esplanade Tranquille :
- Digital Sobriety with Daria Marchenko - Saturday, May 24, 2025, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
- Digital Sovereignty with Valentine Goddard - Saturday, May 24, 2025, from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
- Distinguishing fact from fiction with Anne Nguyen - Sunday, May 25, 2025, from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
- Henri Poulain's film In the Belly of AI will be presented on Saturday at 9:00 p.m.
- A BAnQ space invites you to browse the books on the Esplanade Tranquille and in the Grand Salon of the Esplanade Tranquille.
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HELP US AND PARTICIPATE!
BECOME A VOLUNTEER: While watching the show, you can help us by becoming a volunteer! Several tasks are available.
As a fundraiser, we're offering you the chance to purchase a tree sapling to plant or care for on your balcony! MAKE YOUR DONATION and receive a surprise sapling on the day of your visit to the show ;)
