Performance Oracle

Is the ‘future’ an idea of ​​one man? Was our present invented by a single person?

Following the phenomenal success of „Rotkho” at the largest and most prestigious theatres and festivals across Europe, Polish director Łukasz Twarkowski and his team return to Dailes Theatre. The director presents „Oracle”, the second part of his science trilogy investigating the entanglement of science and war. 

This production delves into uncannily accurate prophecies of the future and a dark soul of technology that is already shaping our lives today. The production shines a light on the discoveries in natural and artificial intelligence by British mathematician and logician Alan Turing – the creator of the Turing Test – during World War II. 

Shifting between post-war Britain and a timeless digital realm, „Oracle” employs thermal and infrared cameras –  not neutral video tools, but first and foremost weapons of war. At the same time, through immersive soundscapes and cinematic projections, it dissolves the boundary between reality and illusion. Visually striking and conceptually provocative, the performance reflects on Turing’s secrets, his prophetic insights, and the artificial intelligence-shaped future he helped imagine.

Author – Anka Herbut

Director – Lukasz Twarkowski

Performance in Latvian with English surtitles.