LILITH.AEON

2026
EDITION

Drawing on experiences of personal bereavements and inspired by the true story of the youngest cryogenized person, the immersive and interactive installation LILITH.AEON questions the future of humanity in the age of transhumanism and artificial intelligence. 

This 60-minute experience, unfolding on the walls of a monumental LED cube, invites audiences to follow the life cycles of Lilith: a virtual being, a reincarnation both digital and poetic, a soul trapped in limbo, suspended between death and a future awakening. 

As the public wanders around the work, it comes to life through the encounter and interaction between spectators’ movements and the AI’s choreographic responses, in a dance where human and machine interact, Unreal Engine and LED technology power a performative ballet that is always unique and ever-evolving. 

Through this visceral experience, LILITH.AEON explores the new relationships we have with technology, particularly in the face of the possibility of transcending biological mortality.

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Admission: €15/12.50

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Concept, Direction, Choreography, Dance: Aoi Nakamura & Estéban Lecoq
Production: AΦE
Performance: LILITH.AEON
In memory of Matheryn Naovaratpong, Emiko Nakamura and Suzane Fourmi
Powered by: Scan Computers and NVIDIA
Co-produced by: La Filature, Scène nationale de Mulhouse and Studio & Ateliers, E-nov Campus
Supported by: Arts Council England, Innovate UK, Institute of Cultural and Creative Industries – University of Kent, Creative Technology, Centre for Dance Research – Coventry University

Asia-Europe Cultural Festival 2026 - AΦE, LILITH.AEON © Ben Harries
Esteban has worked with the Johannes Wieland Dance Company (Kassel, Germany), the Jasmin Vardimon Company, Punchdrunk, and numerous other artists and choreographers in dance, film, and immersive productions. He began choreographing alongside his performing career in 2008. In 2016, he co-founded AΦE with Aoi Nakamura, pioneering XR technologies in dance. AΦE has toured 20 countries and over 80 venues. In 2021, AΦE became associate artists of the Institute of Cultural and Creative Industries – University of Kent and launched A+E Lab at the Historic Dockyard Chatham. Across all works, AΦE has engaged over 101,000 live audience members and participants.
Asia-Europe Cultural Festival 2026 - AΦE, LILITH.AEON © Ben Harries
AΦE (AE) is a dance company founded by Aoi Nakamura and Esteban Lecoq. Their uniqueness lies in using technology to completely reinvent audience participation, touring their productions worldwide. AΦE is an associate artist of the Institute of Cultural and Creative Industries – University of Kent (iCCi), and in 2022 they launched A+E Lab, a cultural and technology hub located at the Historic Dockyard Chatham, UK, producing innovative work and delivering community and artist engagement programmes related to technology and culture. Across all their work, they have engaged over 101,000 live audience members and participants internationally.
Asia-Europe Cultural Festival 2026 - AΦE, LILITH.AEON © Ben Harries
Aoi is an accomplished performer and choreographer, with a career dancing in state theatres in Germany, the Jasmin Vardimon Company, and Punchdrunk since 2006. Her award-winning work Ototoxic (2008) won first prize at the International Choreography Competition in Aarhus and was performed in Germany and Japan. In 2016, she co-founded AΦE with Esteban Lecoq, pioneering XR technologies in dance. AΦE has toured 20 countries and over 80 venues. In 2021, AΦE became associate artists of the Institute of Cultural and Creative Industries – University of Kent and launched A+E Lab at the Historic Dockyard Chatham. Across all works, AΦE has engaged over 101,000 live audience members and participants.