Protected by Invisible Fence is a choreographic work that examines the often-unseen technological forces shaping contemporary life—from the pressure to optimize health and productivity to the performance of identity on social media. A responsive network is created onstage by eight human performers and eight technologically enhanced crowd-control stanchions that detect when performers pass by or touch them and share quantifications of these activities through sound and light. Vernacular movement patterns, adapted from sources such as TSA screenings, warehouse workflows, screen savers, and reflex tests, invite audiences to reflect on how surveillance technologies influence our relationships with one another.

Run time: approximately 75 minutes.