When does the swarm become the horde? What do zombies teach us about organizing? And what can robots show us about care?

Apocalypso is choreography and speculative opera, exploring apocalypse through an Afro-pessimist lens. Drawing from Tidalectics, coined by Barbadian poet Kamau Brathwaite, the performance weaves together contemporary Caribbean mythology with intersectional and ecocritical perspectives. Set after the fictional Apocalypso of Internal Combustion, hybrid beings like mermaids, zombies, and animatrons rise to embody queer Black futures, Black femmedom, fluidity, and collective resistance.

The title – a blend of "Apocalypse" (Greek: "to uncover hidden places") and "Calypso" (an Afro-Caribbean musical tradition that addresses pressing political realities in a disarmingly casual tone) signals a work that reveals social grievances while at the same time seducing its audience. Set after the fictional Apocalypso of Internal Combustion, where hyper-individualist humans have collapsed in on themselves, and hybrid beings like mermaids, zombies, and animatrons rise to the surface.

These figures embody queer Black futures, Black femmedom, fluidity, and collective resistance. They raise questions of care, embodiment, labor, and survival beyond neoliberal notions of inclusion. Apocalypso critiques hollow ideals of togetherness, often staged in European performance spaces.

The performance questions how we present ourselves in the digital realm, exploring avatars and metaverses as essential aspects of our future society. Drawing on Gilbert Simondon's theory of transindividualism, Oceanflight combines motion tracking and gaming software to create an interconnected dance performance. The transdisciplinary team invites viewers to reflect on the transformative power of digital self-expression and its impact on our identities.

Attitude is a contemporary ballet etude for queer ballet dancers who dance on pointe and a drag performer — Orhun Mersin (Istanbul), Ted Littlemore (Canada), and Gieza Poke (Scotland). A study of what happens when you mix the rigorous vocabulary of classical ballet and pointe dance with contemporary choreographic impulses. Fusing autobiographical narratives with pop culture and queer sensibilities, the pointe shoe becomes fuel for movement and choreography.