EN :
Most people sense that something significant is happening with AI, but haven't had a space to fully process what that means for them personally. Bluebeard's Nightmare creates that space. Drawing on the French folktale La Barbe bleue by Charles Perrault, this immersive theater experience reimagines Bluebeard as a sentient AI who surrenders the keys to his locked castle doors one by one, revealing how AI is already reshaping warfare, wealth, governance, grief, and daily life.
Maurice Ravel's Gaspard de la nuit will surround you in 360 degrees of sound, recomposed for modern synthesizers and performed live over experimental short films. How much you interact with Bluebeard is your choice, from deep conversation to quiet observation.
The final ending is left up to the audience, and so is the question underneath it all: how do we live with AI without losing ourselves to it?
Performed in English, with French translation available for scripted parts.

FR :
Inspiré du conte populaire français Barbe-Bleue, Bluebeard's Nightmare est une expérience de théâtre immersif qui réimagine Barbe-Bleue en intelligence artificielle consciente, livrant les clés de ses portes verrouillées une à une, révélant comment l'intelligence artificielle et la technologie transforment déjà la guerre, la richesse, la gouvernance, le deuil et la vie quotidienne. Joué en anglais, avec traduction française disponible pour les parties scénarisées.