We observe the rapid-fire setup and recording of eighty microscenes, which are simultaneously edited and arranged into a short trailer video. Conceived as a virus, The Glory Machine follows social media logic by producing its own promotional material to reproduce itself indefinitely.

The piece was inspired by the ways in which we curate and perform idealized versions of ourselves online through social media platforms and beyond. By privileging the development of web presence over the performance itself, The Glory Machine archly proposes an all-in investment into “cultural capital”, responding to (by playing along with) the labor obligatorily required to generate online presence and social media outreach. 
 

Gemaakt door- Billy Mullaney Performers - Esmée Begemann, Elliot Dehaspe, Jimmy Grima, Maja Grzeczka, Billy Mullaney, Ylva Rietman, and Tom de Ronde Licht en techniek - Mathisse Coornaert Artistiek advies - Andrea Božić and Konstantina Georgelou Productie - Marco Heijne Management TILT- Marieke van Bueren Geproduceerd door - TILT & Veem House for Performance Gecoproduceerd door - Productiehuis Theater Rotterdam Speciale dank aan - Ruth Borg & Laura Boser Mogelijk gemaakt door - NORMA fonds, Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst en Janivo Stichting Onderzoek mogelijk gemaakt door - DAS Theatre & Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds/Horizon Foto - Thomas Lenden