Berlin-based Rimini Protokoll, artists Stefan Kaegi, Jörg Karrenbauer and their team, created a unique audio-walk trail through Milton Keynes for up to 50 people at a time, enabling participants to explore the town in an entirely new way. Remote X is an international phenomenon.

The project has taken place in locations across the world including Berlin, New York, Basel, Moscow and Milan.

A voice in the headphones (familiar from GPS navigators or airport announcements) directed the movements of the group. New connections to people and locations in Milton Keynes were made as participants savoured the world they live in and saw it with fresh eyes.

”Rimini Protokoll worked with Maria Bota when she was the creative producer of the festival in Milton Keynes in 2016. Although we had other requests to do the performance at the same time, it was her kindness and insistence that made our decision to do the production with her. The whole communication about administrative issues was exceptionally easy, fast and reliable. In the creation of the project she opened every door and was very convincing to all kinds of people. As our project takes place in public space and depends on getting access to all sorts of places and venues - from cemeteries to shopping malls to churches to public transportation, etcetera - the quality of the whole project depends very much on the engagement of the local producer. And because of that engagement, Maria was essential for the success of our production within the festival in Milton Keynes. It was her flexibility and ability to adapt to new situations, very quickly and calmly at the same time, that kept the sometimes difficult production process smooth and successful in the end.

Jörg Karrenbauer