"My work was inspired by the #MeToo movement: what lets theatre directors and producers like Harvey Weinstein abuse their powers with actors? It’s a hard project: their power is usually unquestionable, and I was questioning it. Since they work with actors’ bodies, they can easily cross the line between an exercise and a transgression."

Khristián Méndez Aguirre, director and PhD student of theatre, describes his undergrad in Human Ecology, and why he gave up studying and performing standup comedy in favour of directing. He explains how his work challenges the autocratic culture of theater directors by tracing it back to its white European roots. We explore the intersection between theatre and scientific narrative, and how they are shaped by culture and power. We discuss why our world, increasingly dominated by science and technology ...