Killing You Softly

Name: Killing You Softly — Avantika Tibrewal
Start: 2026-03-17T20:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-03-17T21:20:00+01:00
Location: Zaal 3

Avantika Tibrewal

With henna ritual after the show

Tue 17 Mar 20:00 - 21:20

Performance

Tue 17 Mar 2026

20:00 - 21:20

Tue 17 Mar 2026

20:00 - 21:20

Zaal 3, Den Haag

De Constant Rebecqueplein 20-A

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Killing You Softly is a bold and unflinching commentary on today’s society and the accelerating shift towards artificial intelligence infiltrating our daily life. What does this mean for human intimacy and connection? Will AI rewire how we connect—or replace us altogether?

After the performance you are invited to be part of a communal henna ritual, as a vital counterpoint to Western society's isolation and to foster digital-free forms of being together.

Killing You Softly is a thought-provoking interdisciplinary performance blending physical theatre, dance, and immersive experience. Step into a world where the seductive grip of artificial intelligence reveals a troubling image of the future. A dystopia inspired by James Lovelock’s Novacene – The Coming Age of Hyperintelligence—where humans risk becoming mere “houseplants” in the backdrop of AI’s dominance.

Communal henna ritual after the show

Seeking to impart the essence of communal spirit Tibrewal cherished from her upbringing in India, you are invited to partake in a primitive communal and social ritual following the performance: the ancient tradition of henna painting.

The ritual serves as a vital counterpoint to the isolation of Western society and a call for shared camaraderie and collective activation in the face of increasing digitalization.

Henna, with its intricate designs adorning palms, serves as a symbol of interconnectedness, fostering an environment where laughter and conversation freely flow. Against the backdrop of increasing automation and the erosion of manual labour and touch, this intimate exchange becomes a space for collective reflection and reimagines a theatre experience as a communal dialogue and shared exploration, emphasizing the urgency of digital-free forms of closeness.

Part of

Non-Dutchie Series 2026

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About Avantika Tibrewal

In 2024, Killing You Softly was formally archived in the University of Vienna’s theatre library for academic and public engagements, making Tibrewal the first Indian artist to have her work preserved. Tibrewal continues to shape the diasporic and decolonial discourse within a predominantly Eurocentric art world as an emergent voice in the international performance scene.