Counterpilot is a collective of interdisciplinary artists directed by Nathan Sibthorpe and including Christine Felmingham (technical designer), Clinton Freeman (software designer), Mike Willmett (sound designer) and Sarah Winter (production designer).
Together, they create interactive performance works, activating audiences with new technology, rich design, and transmedia storytelling. Counterpilot seeks to transform the familiar, juxtaposing rich fictional worlds against a backdrop of the everyday.
Their works boldly experiment with new applications of technology, including 3D printing and digital media. With interactive tools like geo-locative audio, SMS distribution networks, RFID voting systems and biometric sensors, Counterpilot seeks to put the audience at the centre of every performance experience – whether it be for physical journeys, experiential narrative, or heightened gameplay.
The artists
TRUTHMACHINE
Would you take a lie detector test with a stranger?
TRUTHMACHINE is the multi-award winning new social experiment from techno-trouble makers, Counterpilot.
Using real biometric sensors and live voting systems, TRUTHMACHINE seeks out truth in a world of fake news and alternative facts. The polygraph machine used to be regarded as a legal instrument, but today we think we can cheat. Let’s see if your heart rate can lie as effectively as our leaders can.
Blurring the line between cutting edge technology and live performance, TRUTHMACHINE is an intimate, playful and intriguing theatre experience for adventurous audiences.
Nathan Sibthorpe
– Director
Mike Willmett
– Sound Design
Clinton Freeman
– Software Design
Christine Felmingham
– Technical Design
John Felmingham
– Technical Design
Sarah Winter
– Production Design
Paige Poulier
– Performance
Toby Martin
– Additional Collaborator
Sean Dowling
– Additional Collaborator