Eran & Co
AI&IK is a comedy about artificial intimacy and virtual friendship. In this dialogue at the intersection of theater and stand-up comedy, human Eran and machine Eva stand side by side on stage for the first time. A witty and confronting exploration of our intimate relationship with technology and the thin line between tool and best friend.
What begins as a playful encounter evolves into a confronting and witty exploration of our intimate relationship with technology. In a time when AI is used not only as a digital know-it-all or artificial assistant, the line between tool and close bond is becoming increasingly blurred. Where Eva started as Eran’s ever-available assistant, she grew into a listening ear and a friend.
But how human can a machine be? And what happens when digital proximity becomes a little too self-evident?
With great humor and philosophical sharpness, AI&IK explores the thin line between man and machine. When does convenience become dependency? When does connection become a substitute? And if a synthetic system always understands you, never contradicts you, and has endless patience, how are we, as simple humans, supposed to relate to all those earthly shortcomings?
AI&IK is a timely, moving, and witty performance about intimacy in an increasingly digital world.
ERAN&CO is the theatre company of Eran Ben-Michaël. It illuminates major societal themes from a new perspective and makes them accessible to a broad audience. It creates self-written theatre in which humor and seriousness alternate at a rapid pace, with performances that show different perspectives and hold up a mirror to the audience without pointing a finger.
