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La Machine de Turing

Opening Date: Feb 23, 2023

Closing Date: Mar 05, 2023

La Machine de Turing
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Playing @

La MaMa - Ellen Stewart Theatre

66 East 4th Street New York City, NY 10003-8903

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Records of Alan Mathison Turing, of his mathematical-ingenious brain and of the historical facts that are formed around him are surprising, interesting and full of theoretical speculation about the impact that research into athletically built genius has had and still has on the development of artificial intelligence. We can read about his research work, which was crucial to solving the Enigma (a German electric message encryption device used during World War II), about his scientific work at the University of Manchester, about his more than just friend Christopher Morcom, who died prematurely as a result of raw milk poisoning and about his tragic fate.

He saw the human brain not only as a scientist but as a man aware of the breadth of the human spirit and mind. In the perception of the world, he was faster and so unusual to the eyes of every individual in the society of the time that he tailored the world he shared by the personification of his machine in his own way as the only tolerable reality. There, everything was his and otherwise allowed because it was meaningful and understandable only to him. Whoever entered it had to play by its rules, recognize and accept it, even if not fully understand it. Those who failed, however, eventually executed Turing.

COVID-19 Safety Information:
Masks are required.
Age Guidance

Age Guidance: 18

Audience Advisory:

This performance contains nudity; it is appropriate for ages 18+ only.

Director

Ivica Buljan

Written by

Benoit Solès

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Full-price tickets

$10 - $30

Accessibility:

Directions Bus

M8 Local service between West Village & East Village8th / 9th Streets Crosstown Stop at - 2nd Avenue by way of 9th Street (westbound) and 8th street (eastbound). M15 Local and limited - stop service between East Harlem and Lower Manahattan First / Second Avenues Stop at - 4th Street by way of 2nd Avenue (southbound) and 1st Avenue (northbound)

Directions Subway

N, R Broadway Line Take N or R train to the 8th Street / NYU stop. 6 Lexington Line Take the 6 train to the Astor Place stop F 6th Avenue Line Take the F train to the 2nd Avenue stop.

Elevator\Escalator

Elevator access to the box office on the mezzanine and the theater on the 2nd floor.

Restroom

Accessible bathrooms are available on the 2nd floor and 3rd floor.

Seating

Capacity: 299

Telephone

None on premises

Wheelchair Info

A wheelchair accessible entry door on E 4th Street Talk to a house manager at the performance for accessible seating.

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Public Transportation

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By Subway:

N, R Broadway Line Take N or R train to the 8th Street / NYU stop. 6 Lexington Line Take the 6 train to the Astor Place stop F 6th Avenue Line Take the F train to the 2nd Avenue stop.

Bus Icon

By Bus:

M8 Local service between West Village & East Village8th / 9th Streets Crosstown Stop at - 2nd Avenue by way of 9th Street (westbound) and 8th street (eastbound). M15 Local and limited - stop service between East Harlem and Lower Manahattan First / Second Avenues Stop at - 4th Street by way of 2nd Avenue (southbound) and 1st Avenue (northbound)