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Human Interface
| Choreographer |
Freundlich, Thomas |
| First Performance | 22.5.2012 |
| Place of First Performance | Pannu Hall, Cable Factory, Helsinki |
| Finnish premiere | 22.5.2012 |
| Place of Premiere | Pannu Hall, Cable Factory, Helsinki |
| Style | Contemporary Dance |
| Scenography | Markku Salo |
| Lighting Designer | Mia Kivinen |
| Performers of the premiere | Tanja Illukka, Thomas Freundlich |
| Music composed for the work | Rene Ertomaa |
| Description | Human Interface is a piece for two dancers and two industrial robots by dancer-choreographer Thomas Freundlich. The programmed movements of the robots are mechanically precise, yet surprisingly human. The robots are like animate beings with human personalities, the equals of their human dance partners. The groundbreaking technology used in this production enables safe movement – for the first time ever – within the immediate proximity of industrial robots. Pannuhalli provides an interesting post-industrial backdrop for the unforeseen encounter between robots and humans. |
| Other Information |
Robots, technical advice: ABB Photos: Johanna Tirronen Production: Zodiak – Center for New dance, Thomas Freundlich |
| Companies |
Zodiak - The Center for New Dance |
| Dancers |
Freundlich, Thomas (2012) Illukka, Tanja (2012) |