ELIZA, STARS ARE BLIND (2023)

multimedia performance (paper mache puppet head, swordfish, and butterfly wings, a chess set, ELIZA chat bot)

A burlesque conversation between Paris Hilton and ELIZA Rogerian Psychotherapist chatbot. Click here to access program from performance in Worcester, MA.

“Even though the gods are crazy
Even though the stars are blind
If you show me Real love, baby
I'll show you mine
I can make it nice or naughty
Be the devil and angel, too
Got a heart and soul and body
Let's see what this love can do
Maybe I'm perfect for you”

- Paris Hilton, “Stars Are Blind”

“So fancy is the world, who knows, maybe they sing.
So fancy is the world, who knows, maybe the stars sing too“

- Mary Oliver, “This World”

“ Stars and blossoming fruit trees: Utter permanence and extreme fragility give an equal sense of eternity.”
- Simone Weil, Gravity and Grace