The Canadian Premiere of FORECASTING by Barbara Matijević and Giuseppe Chico

The Dance Centre  continues its 2026-27 Global Dance Connections series with the Canadian premiere of Forecasting by Barbara Matijević and Giuseppe Chico on November 13 and 14. Forecasting takes you on a mesmerizing journey through the vast, intimate, and often absurd world of amateur YouTube videos which become the building blocks of an imaginative theatrical experience.

On a bare stage, performer Barbara Matijević uses only a laptop and her own body to become a portal into thousands of ordinary lives including food lovers, fitness buffs, gardeners, pet owners, quiet walkers, and secret confessors. As the screen shifts between mask and mirror, Matijević’s voice weaves into the videos until the boundary between self and stream dissolves. Part performance, part meditation, Forecasting is a poetic portrait of who we are when we think no one, and everyone is watching.

Through a creative interplay of movement, video and sound, Matijević and Chico turn familiar digital content into something surprising and deeply human. The performance invites audiences to reconsider the seemingly ordinary moments shared online, revealing humour, vulnerability and unexpected connections within the vast digital landscape.

Long before online video became an even more pervasive part of everyday life, Matijević and Chico were exploring the relationship between our physical bodies and the images we create, consume and share online. More than a decade later, the work offers a fascinating perspective on how technology continues to shape our understanding of ourselves and one another.

Forecasting first premiered in Brussels in 2011 and has captivated international audiences with its imaginative exploration of the relationship between the human body and digital technology. Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the 2016 MESS International Theatre Festival in Sarajevo and presented at the 2019 Venice Dance ; Biennale and in Japan in (as COVID hit distorting international touring).

The work now makes its Canadian premiere after successful tours across the EU and Japan. More than 15 years after its creation, its examination of online identities, digital storytelling and our increasingly mediated lives feels remarkably relevant in today's digital culture.

Performance Details

Barbara Matijević and Giuseppe Chico

Forecasting

Friday and Saturday, Nov. 13–14, 2026 at 8 pm

The Dance Centre, 677 Davie St., Vancouver

Duration: Approximately 45 minutes

Artist talkback: Following the Nov. 14 performance

Tickets are $38; $29 for people under 30, students and seniors, plus a $1 facility fee. To book tickets or for more information visit thedancecentre.ca.