gergő d. farkas: Deep Fake

imagetanz / Gastspiel

What is real? What is fake? Deep Fake, gergő d. farkas’ first choreographic work from 2021, takes us into a world between virtual and authentic reality. A black-humoured and melancholic swan song to the end of the Anthropocene.

A lonely hybrid being between human and avatar moves to eerie music and enters into a tender relationship with a mysterious object called Grid. The contours of the living become blurred in this strange, flickering environment.

Accompanied by Márton Csernovszky’s uncanny music, gergő d. farkas takes us into a world in which light, sound, movement, human and non-human matter form a living and pulsating entity. In search of new possibilities of coexistence, the performance explores the question: How can we get the human gaze to be a little less anthropocentric?

Deep Fake toured internationally as part of the Aerowaves Twenty22 selection and was shown at the Zürcher Theater Spektakel (CH), the Dansehallerne (DK) and the Trafó House of Contemporary Arts (HU), among others. Deep Fake expands into the virtual world at deep-fake.world.

Choreography & performance
gergő d. farkas

Assistance & art direction
Endre Cserna

Music
Márton Csernovszky

Lights
Kata Dézsi

Advice
Imre Vass

Video
Gergely Ofner

Web design
Dániel Kophelyi

Financial management
Sín Arts Centre

Thanks to Sín Arts Centre, Workshop Foundation and Aerowaves Europe
Premiere at art quarter budapest

Information on the change of program

The ensemble of mama by gergő d. farkas, together with WUK performing arts, has decided not to present the guest performance as originally planned. Instead, the solo performance Deep Fake, the first choreographic work by gergő d. farkas, will be presented on March 28 and 29.

This decision is made in connection with recently expressed criticism directed at WUK performing arts. WUK performing arts takes this criticism seriously and is currently engaged in a process of critical examination.

All tickets reserved and purchased for March 28 and 29 remain valid. Ticket purchasers have been informed by email. If you still wish to cancel your tickets, please let us know by 14:00 of the respective day at the latest via performingarts@wuk.at.

The guest performance was curated in collaboration with imagetanz 2025 / brut Wien and is funded by WUK performing arts.

about

gergő d. farkas (born 1996, they/them) loves choreography, dance, romance and mischief. Being lost in Vienna, Budapest, Stockholm or somewhere in between, they dream of belonging to sensual spaces where not only humans are invited to dance. They hold a BA in contemporary dance from the Amsterdam University of the Arts (MTD) and an MFA in choreography from the Stockholm University of the Arts. In 2021, gergo d. farkas received the danceWEB scholarship as part of ImPulsTanz (mentors: Anne Juren and Frédéric Gies). Between 2021 and 2022, they were part of the Budapest queer collective OMOH. In 2022/23 they were a resident artist in the Performing Gender program of Creative Europe and toured with the piece Deep Fake as part of the Aerowaves Twenty22 selection. The second piece babes was selected for Aerowaves Twenty25. Works have been presented at Trafó House of Contemporary Arts (HU), Dansehallerne (DK), Open House Festival (CY), MTD Legacy Festival (NL), Dansmakers Amsterdam (NL) and MDT Moderna Dansteatern (SE), among others. As a performer, gergo d. farkas has worked with Cullberg, Frédéric Gies, Kata Juhász, Tanya Marquardt, Ofelia Jarl Ortega, Karin Pauer, Alma Söderberg, Viktor Szeri and Alex Franz Zehetbauer, among others.

imagetanz 2025

Festival for new choreography and performance

15.03.2025 - 12.04.2025

In March and April, it’s imagetanz time again at brut Wien! From 15 March to 12 April 2025, the renowned festival will present a varied programme with new positions in choreography and performance. At brut nordwest, studio brut, WUK performing arts, Bears in the Park Art Place, FLUCC Deck and Palais Rössl, international and local artists and collectives will present a diverse programme with world and Austrian premieres. Workshop formats, discussions, studio visits, artist talks and parties complement the festival.

With Stina Fors, Imani Rameses, maria mercedes, Hyeji Nam, Ariadne Randall (feat. McKenzie Wark), Malika Fankha, Seba Kayan and many more.

Check out the full program:

imagetanz 2025

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