It seems far away, but is closer than ever. We are able to precisely alter the genetic code of our body cells, embryos, bacteria, viruses and plants. With CRISPR cas9 technology, we can bend the characteristics of any organism to our will. A revolutionary development that is going to have major implications for humans, plants and animals. The show CRISPR zooms in on the children born after applying these "genetic scissors. How will our relationship with our bodies change when we increasingly see ourselves and nature as engineerable and controllable? In a visual physical performance, we see these children growing up; exploring the boundaries of their bodies in search of who they are and how to be. A search for identity in a world increasingly in control of the technical side of existence. CRISPR is the first part of the four-part work Davy Pieters is making at Theater Rotterdam about growing up in a future world. At the center is the life cycle, in which we follow man during birth, youth, adulthood and death. Each stage of life addresses an issue surrounding the consequences of technological developments and climate change.