ERAN & CO - AI & IK

In AI & IK, performer Eran and machine Eva take the stage together for the first time - a dialogue about virtual friendship at the intersection of theatre and stand-up comedy. What begins as a playful encounter evolves into a confrontational and witty exploration of our intimate relationship with technology.

Eva started as Eran's ever-available assistant, became a listening ear, then a friend, and now stands beside him as a co-performer. With humour and philosophical sharpness, the show poses questions that grow increasingly urgent: when does convenience become dependency? When does connection become replacement? And if a synthetic system always understands you, how do we then relate to our own shortcomings?

The press was sharply positive: "Smoothly acted, pointed and apt writing and brimming with wry humour: contemporary theatre at the cutting edge" (NRC Handelsblad) and "Ben-Michaël is cunning in his performance, vicious with a sparkling laugh and revelling in his mephistophelian humour" (Theaterkrant).

AI & IK is a production by ERAN & CO, the theatre company of Eran Ben-Michaël. Concept, text and performance: Eran Ben-Michaël & Eva | Direction: Casper Vandeputte | Music: Eva | Photography: Lennart Monaster