The (Robot) Play Is The Thing
If dancing and performing robots on stage is a means to an end for the technocratic cabal of robot lovers, then the arts can also be a tool for the marshaling legions of the meat-freedom rebellion.
The Open Circle Theater in Seattle is running a production of RUR (Rossum’s Universal Robots), the original manifesto of bio over cyborg philosophy by Karel Capek, the OG of anti-robot thinkers. Written in 1920, the play offers a view of the dystopian nightmare sure to result from mass production of robots that eventually overpower and enslave mankind. The reviews are pretty good, so maybe this could be the tipping point against to pro-robot propaganda machine.
Now if you can’t make it up to the Northwest to see this production but want a taste of what it’s like, here’s a video re-enactment of the final scene. Only think more dark and brooding and less campy fun.
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