'Brave New World' returns to Anthéa, ahead of a tour in 2026, which will include a stop at the Avignon Festival.
Published in 1932, Aldous Huxley’s famous dystopia envisions a society governed by radical eugenics. Indeed, human reproduction is no longer based on sex but depends entirely on laboratory control and a highly rigid caste system. Thanks to the consumption of Soma, a beneficial drug, everyone is content with their lot. As a result, the worst of dictatorships takes on the appearance of a democracy finally at peace. It is hard not to think of transhumanist aspirations or fantasies when reading Brave New World...
