“Counterpilot Made You Do It” presented by Sibthorpe
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Counterpilot is an award-winning collective of transmedia performance-makers based in Brisbane. Over the past decade, they have developed a unique practice of interactive performance that activates audiences with a refreshed perception of time and space. In this artist talk, director Nathan Sibthorpe will introduce Counterpilot’s practice to the ISEA community by sharing three key performance works – Crunch Time (2018), Truthmachine (2019), and Pigeon Fool (2024). Sibthorpe will discuss a theoretical framework from a makers’ perspective, framing the works in relation to traditions of autoteatro, notions of intermediality, and the neuroscience of time. Through this discussion, Sibthorpe will highlight ways in which Counterpilot’s practice evokes the curatorial themes of ISEA 2024, particularly in relation to the audience’s experience of relative time and intermedial space.
