INSERT COIN / PLAYER ONE

INSERT COIN / PLAYER ONE is an electrifying immersive performance exploring the blurred boundaries between real and virtual worlds. Set inside a surreal arcade, the audience becomes active players in a livevideo game, navigating themes of identity, desire, and control. Fusing explosive choreography with intimate conversations with 4 NPC characters, the work invites viewers into a hyper-stylized world where the performers provoke, seduce, and trick them in a battle for attention. A cult hit with young audiences, the piece pulses with the urgency of now, where digital influencers reign, intimacy is commodified, and contemporary dance becomes an individual experience.

At its core, INSERT COIN / PLAYER ONE is a game you don’t just watch, you play. Blurring the boundaries between player and spectator, the performance thrusts its audience into a surreal, interactive space where each choice becomes choreography, and each action shapes the narrative. The performance is a thrilling reminder that the digital worlds we escape to are also mirrors that fragment and sometimes reveal the identities we construct for ourselves and those around us.

The performance is an interactive immersive experience and is standing-room only, with a limited number of seats available if needed. The performance features strobing and flashing lights, and is interactive, with conversations between the performers and the audience.
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Direction & Choreography: Kosta Karakashyan
Dancers & Choreographic Collaborators: Aleksandar Gochev, Bilyana Tsolova, Emiliya Toncheva, Nelly Georgieva
Composer: Martina Stefanova
Set Design: Ada Paunova
Lighting Design: Sava Kisiov
Costume & Make-Up Design: The Trackers (Eda Kadirova & Evgeni Gochev)
Game Design Consultant: Alexander Torofiev
Photography & Video: Boris Urumov
Associate Producer: Yana Stefanova
Assistant Choreographer: Iskra Daskalova
PR Manager: Todor Barganov
Produced by: Karakashyan & Artists
Coproduced by: One Dance Festival
Supported by: The National Culture Fund of Bulgaria, One Dance Festival & Collab 4 HY Sustain CCI, an innovation incubation project supported by the European Union.