In CARNOID, human and technological bodies encounter one another and interrogate the power and violence dynamics that structure their relationship. In his new work, choreographer Fabrice Mazliah explores the posthuman entanglement — or collision — between organic and technical bodies, inviting three performers and a car to share the stage. In a choreographic dialogue with a car — that mythical promise of technological progress — CARNOID transforms the hope of invincibility into shared vulnerability, creating a space for the productive momentum of collective collapse.

Premiere: Kaserne, Basel, 27. Feb 2026

Credits:
Concept: Fabrice Mazliah
Choreography: Fabrice Mazliah in collaboration with the performers
Performed by: Jan Chris Pollert, Oleg Stepanov, Ophelia Young
Dramaturgy: Anne Kersting
Sound, composition: Johannes Helberger
Costume: Anaïs Meyer
Light designe: Ursula Degen
Technical director: Lilli Unger
Production Base, Fabulous Thingsl: Sandro Berteletti
Production Frankfurt, Work of Act: Johanna Milz

Co-Production: Work of Act, Fabulous Things, Künstler*innenhaus Mousonturm Frankfurt, Kaserne Basel.

With the support of Fachausschuss Darstellende Künste BL/BS Kanton Basel-Stadt, Basel Landschaft, Amt für Kultur.
Supported by Fonds Darstellende Künste with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media
The Research for CARNOID has been made possible with the support of Hessisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Forschung, Kunst und Kultur.

Work of Act is supported by the Mehrjahresförderung of the city of Frankfurt.