The art of survival: stories from the posthuman

Playwright: Magdalena Barile
Partner: PAV
Twinned playwright: Elise Wilk

Co-funded by the European Union

Duration: 4 days
Participants: 10-15
Location: Statale di Milano University
Time: 9 April – 9 May 2024

How do stories change in relation to the great transformations of the present? We live in an era of multiplicity, environmental crisis, and technological development. The cultural system that has dominated for centuries is changing. Previously marginalized and oppressed subjects are now giving voice to new narratives and points of view. Old narratives of conquering heroes of worlds and revealed identities are making way for new, transformative collective narratives: hybrid characters, chimeras, dreams. A new planet can be born from our stories: writing is a powerful weapon of transformation.