There is a classic philosophical puzzle known as the Ship of Theseus. It goes like this: the great ship of the hero Theseus is preserved in a harbor as a museum piece. Over the years, its old wooden planks begin to rot and are replaced, one by one, with new planks....
The traditional image of the artist is a lonely one. We picture a solitary genius—a painter in a dusty studio, a writer hunched over a keyboard—creating their masterpiece in isolation, only to reveal it to the world once it is finished. But this is an outdated and...
Technology is no longer a separate part of our lives; it is our lives. Our phones are extensions of our brains, our watches monitor our heartbeats, and our social media profiles are curated versions of our identities. For a live performer, ignoring this reality is a...