Plagiary
upcoming Project
Plagiary is contemporary performance with a jolt of full-throttle futurism—fast-paced, funny, touching, and genuinely one-of-a-kind.
In an age where artificial intelligence diagnoses our illnesses, creates fake news, and dreams up pop hits, Plagiary dares to ask: can a machine invent unforgettable dance in real time? Each show is wildly different, as ten talented local performers are fed instructions live through earpieces. Sometimes the AI delivers awkward or wildly surreal commands. At other moments, it uncovers surprising poetry or laugh-out-loud absurdity, pushing the dancers to connect, clash, and surprise us at every turn.
The result? A living, breathing experiment—part game, part spectacle—that grabs audiences with its originality and charisma. Helmed by award-winning Australian choreographer Alisdair Macindoe, Plagiary brings a fresh, playful edge to the global conversation about humans, machines, and creativity. Working with acclaimed media artist Sam Mcgilp, Plagiary explores entire visual worlds made with AI that are bespoke to each performance.
Despite high-tech wizardry, it’s the human touch that shines brightest. The magic comes when dancers improvise in real time: bending, breaking, and riffing on the AI’s wild suggestions. Each night, the audience witnesses something that’s never happened before and will never happen again.
Joyful, thought-provoking, and constantly surprising, Plagiary isn’t just a show—it’s a rush of possibility. Where will the dancers go next? Who’s writing the script? Surrender to the adventure and find out. This is AI performance as you’ve never seen it—alive, unpredictable, and absolutely unforgettable.
Plagiary is daring, witty, and endlessly surprising—a celebration of what can happen when human ingenuity and artificial intelligence collide, sparking thrilling new possibilities with every performance.
Performance History
- 2026
- 2025
- 2024
Dancenorth
Australia
Impact Festival | Catapult Dance
Australia
Noorderzon Festival | Grand Theatre →
Netherlands
Tasdance | Annexe Theatre, UTAS →
Australia
Media
“a must-see for anyone interested in the intersection of technology and the arts. It’s a clever and thought-provoking exploration of how AI can expand the boundaries of creative expression while also highlighting the irreplaceable nature of human artistry.”
“(a) frenetic, self-referential, self-consciously wanky and very uncanny valley. It's also delightfully nonsensical.”