A distinctive part of early 21st century dating, dating apps have shaped how we interact, connect and meet up with prospective partners in the digital era. Tapping into this phenomenon in her debut show Manimals, game producer Michelle Hudson explores dating, loneliness and the struggle to connect within our digital age. Due to embark on a Canadian digital tour following the show’s UK showing, Manimals‘ app developer Sonya Suraci of Stitch Media tells us more about the creation of the Manimals dating app!

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It can often seem like online dating is more of a case of swiping left and right than actually connecting and meeting. In an increasingly isolated time, dating apps have been the go to place for singletons to initiate conversation and meaningful relationships. Capturing this in her multimedia piece Manimals, Michelle Hudson‘s one woman show explores the concept of finding love within a digitised, game-like prism.

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A distinctive part of early 21st century dating, dating apps have shaped how we interact, connect and meet up with prospective partners in the digital era. Tapping into this phenomenon in her debut show ‘Manimals’, game producer Michelle Hudson explores dating, loneliness and the struggle to connect within our digital age. Ahead of the multimedia experience, to take place on Zoom initially in the UK from February and Canada from March, Michelle tells us more about the technical elements of the interactive piece.

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