Training Bodies is a work for performer, real-time video, and real-time sound. It is composed of four acts and three transitions, exploring the possibilities of exchange between performing arts and motion capture (MOCAP) technology as its core element.
The dramaturgy centers on a character - performed by Andrés Castro - who interacts in real time with a virtual puppet—a supposed artificial intelligence in training. Simultaneously, the sound is modulated by the performer's movement to create a composition of three elements: body, visuals, and sound. As the plot unfolds, the puppet gains autonomy until it takes control over the human, revealing its ability to surpass them in skill.
Through this reversal of roles, Training Bodies invites the viewer to reflect on the role technology plays in our lives, our technological dependence, and the limits of our own autonomy.
