Possibilities Exceed 9 (2011)
Poetic Performance Duet with Computer [Standard and autopoetic, (de)generative poetry]
"To love someone is firstly to confess: I'm prepared to be devastated by you."
-Billy-Ray Belcourt, A History of My Brief Body
"Possibilities Exceed 9" is a dialogue between a man and his lover negotiating the traps of co-dependence and control they are both seeking. A live performance between a man and his computer, the human text remains the same, while the computer generates an original text in real-time during each performance. This autopoetic and degenerative work of generative poetry explores our co-dependency with technology and both the desire and resentment that result.
Written and Directed by kurtis lesick
Programming and Generative Scripts by Travis Kirton
Curated by Oana Avasilichioaei for "Poetic Performance Lab: an interactive hour of poetic performances, textual theatre and sound action," John Dutton Theatre, Calgary Public Library, Calgary, Canada.
Also Featured at:
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The University of Calgary, Department of English (Creative Writing), March, 2011.
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The Fountain Studio, Calgary, Canada. Curated by Barbara Sutherland, May 19, 2017.
