Pigeon Fool

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From the techno-troublemakers behind Truthmachine, comes a new interactive tabletop theatre experience... Pigeon Fool is a dystopic theatrical game show hosted by a charismatic AI-being. Sixteen participants seated at bespoke consoles must work together to prove that they recognise humanness — can they tell the difference between content provided by themselves, and content generated by our bots? The game unfolds with slippery technical tricks, live voice cloning, and real AI-generated chaos. This is the immersive experience people will talk about for months to come. Pigeon Fool is designed for touring, it can be presented almost anywhere; meeting rooms, galleries, community halls, studios, theatre spaces and more. All required technical equipment is included. No technical staffing is required in-season. Freight can fit in a small van or travel via air as additional baggage.
Company
Counterpilot
Company / Artist Bio
Counterpilot is an award-winning collective of interdisciplinary artists based in Magandjin (Brisbane) who create immersive arts experiences. Together, we use new technology, rich design, and transmedia storytelling to transform the familiar through acts of well-meaning trouble, mischief and low-key chaos. Over the last decade, we have developed a reputation for bold, ambitious performance work — pioneering interactive formats that place audiences at the centre of the event. Counterpilot is Nathan Sibthorpe (Artistic Director), Christine Felmingham & Mike Willmett (Core Artists), Nicholas Southey (Managing Producer), and a constellation of Australian artists, technicians and tinkerers.
Location
QLD
Artform
Interdisciplinary
Audience
No specific group
Venue suitability
Black boxProscenium archConcert hallSpiegeltent / temporary venueSite-specificAny - we're flexibleFestival
Reviews
“The experience was completely unlike anything we’d seen — futuristic in the most unnervingly human way… it left us walking out of there with our curiosity spiked and our reality slightly tilted. In the best way.” — 4ZZZ
Duration
40 minutes (up to 8 times per day or 40 per week)
Touring Party
3
Previous Seasons
2024, World Science Festival Brisbane, QLD; 2025, Horizon Festival, QLD; 2025, UNSW Centre for Ideas, NSW; 2026, Bondi Festival, NSW
Estimated Remount Cost
N/A
Weekly Sell-Off Fee
$15 - 20k
Royalty %
12
Availability
20272028
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/counterpilot_
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/counterpilot
Contact Name
Nicholas Southey
Contact Phone
0484 859 507
Contact Email
producer@counterpilot.com.au

Program information

Presentation date
Monday 7 September
APAX presentation type
Full-length Showcase

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