TANTELAB: ACT!
We have a signal. Or do we?
A performative speculation on communication, where it is never clear what constitutes the message, what is noise, and who the intended recipient actually is.
SIGNAL__PROTOCOL is a performative speculation on communication, where it is never clear what constitutes the message, what is noise, and who the intended recipient actually is. It is the result of a two-year process by TanteLAB ACT, which brought together an emerging generation of artists from diverse disciplines—dance, architecture, fine arts, acting, and beyond—to confront their distinct forms of expression.
The performance dissects language as a flawed tool of communication: one that enables mutual understanding, yet can equally haunt us, strip away our privacy, or, like AI, endlessly generate nonsense.
The project explores interpretation, labeling, encryption, signal interception, and decoding as a process of seeking what is essentially untranslatable: meaning.
How do we communicate without a shared language? How do we know a message is meant for us? And how do we speak so that we are truly heard?
The performance represents the culmination of the two-year educational and creative project TanteLAB: ACT, built around three core pillars: ACTivism, Community, and Tenderness. TanteLAB serves as an intergenerational and interdisciplinary platform supporting the emerging generation of artists within a safe, community-driven, and empathetic space. The initial phase of this process was presented to the public in 2025 as TANTELAB III: ACT! (work in progress) at the Galaxie Cultural Station.
Premiere: 26. 11. 2026 - Galaxie kulturní stanice
Part of project: Tantelab
