A white woman with blonde hair is lying on her back, cuddling a ventriloquist doll. She’s wearing a white shirt and jeans, and the doll is also blonde, with lined eyes and very red lips. It’s wearing a cream turtleneck jumper and chequered black and white trousers.

Answer Me, Pythia
(Work-in-Progress)

Stina Fors

14 Nov

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Information

Time: 5pm

Tickets: Pay What You Can (Recommended Price £12)*

*All orders subject to a £2 transaction fee

Running Time: 1 hour

Age Recommendation: 16+

This event takes place in our Recreation Room

Priority booking is now open to BAC Champions and Hive Members.
General booking opens Friday 24 July at 12pm

A performer. A dummy. One voice between two bodies.

Answer Me, Pythia (Work-in-Progress) continues Stina Fors’ ongoing research into ventriloquism and its lineage – from oracle to witch to comedian – asking what happens to a voice when the belief system around it changes. Not the voice itself, but the meaning imposed on the voice.

The research traces a displaced voice that has been called divine, demonic, comic and pathological depending entirely on who is listening. In this Work-in-Progress sharing, it enters the room. The balance of authority between performer and dummy is never fixed, shifting through the roles their relationship makes possible.

Answer Me Pythia (Work-in-Progress) follows a two-week residency in our building as part of UNREAL.

Biography

Stina Fors is a performance artist, choreographer, and experimental vocalist whose practice centres on the voice. Her performances are humorous, raw, and risky — built on improvisation, punk energy, and a genuine appetite for the unpredictable. Key works include A Mouthful of Tongues (ventriloquism, vocal distortion), Stina Force (live drumming and vocal improvisation) and Answer Me, Pythia. She has presented work internationally, including at the Venice Biennale and the Gwangju Biennale.

Access

PRE EVENT INFORMATION

This event takes place in person in our Recreation Room. This space is on the first floor, with step-free access via a lift.

If you have booked a ticket you will receive an email from us before your performance detailing important information about your visit.

PERSONAL ASSISTANT/COMPANION TICKETS

If you require the assistance of a friend or helper to attend, we can make a free ticket available for your companion. You can book access companion tickets online or contact the Box Office to book by emailing boxoffice@bac.org.uk.

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Go to ‘Other preferences’ and tick ‘I require a personal assistant/companion’.
Choose the performance, date and seats you would like and if you add at least 2 tickets to your basket, then one of these will automatically become free.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

Content

Strong language
Sexual content

This event will be Relaxed. We invite you to make yourself comfortable and move around if you need to and if you need to leave the event at any point you will be allowed to return to the space when you feel ready.

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