Like This
Post-Goffman, Post-Reality, Post-Internet, Post-on-Instagram.
Like This is a performance lecture that explores what it takes to have Influence. It delves into the world of content creation, brand association and recreations of recreations. The lecture bypasses the creeps, defeats the trolls and confronts the commodification of identity.
Along the way, discover how to take the perfect image for online consumption, find out what your online persona is and learn how to stay trve to yourself when reducing your life into a series of little squares.
Like This is the result of a year long online performance art work, where I fully immersed myself to become an online influencer.
Support
Like This is supported using public funding from the National Lottery through Arts Council England.
Commissioned by Leeds Dance Partnership
Supported by Northern School of Contemporary Dance
Team
Performer / researcher - Lydia Cottrell
Projection - Matt Rogers
Sound - Jack Sibley
Special thanks to Sarah Roe, Janet Smith and Kirk Worley
The biggest thanks to Jamie Nutter