Behind every meme lies a truth we can’t describe.
In their new production Hype the Pain, Miller de Nobili turn their gaze to the digital world — a space where irony becomes a coping mechanism, where fake spreads faster than facts, and fleeting images quietly shape ideologies.
Laughter hides the pain of a biased world: jokes become shields, discomfort slips beneath punchlines, and the call for attention transforms into performance.
Together with a cast of five performers, blending breaking, urban, and contemporary dance with theatrical forms, Maria Chiara de Nobili & Alexander Miller explore how digital humour shapes our emotions and beliefs. Movement and fragmented voices collide into a dissonant chorus, echoing the overstimulation and distortion of the online world.
Is it still a game when we no longer know who is playing?
Are we shaping the digital age — or is it shaping us?
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Performance Duration: 65 minutes
Minimum Stage Size: 10m x 10m
Audience Setup: Originally conceived for three-sided audience; can be adapted to frontal audience setup if required
Stage / Scenography:
- White dance floor, framed by black box
- Theatre podiums with white flooring
- 30 cardboard signs (50×70 cm) with text — must be shipped to the venue in advance
Required Studio Time (for warm-up / adaptation): 2–3 days
Required Stage Time (for setup / light focus / tech run): 2 days
Cast & Credits
In collaboration with the dancers: Nam Tran Xuan, Niklas Capel, Giulia Russo, Alessandro Ottaviani, Yuexuan Gui
Music: Gábor Halász
Light Design: Geohwan Ju
Scenography: Sabine Mäder
Costume Design: Kim Schölch & Till Lukas Fiedler
Production management: Ksenia Lukina
Photos: Klaus Gigga
