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Baltoscandal '24: "The Companion"
Concept WAUHAUS
Choreography and direction Jarkko Partanen
Sound design Jussi Matikainen
Scenography Samuli Laine
Operation/Performance Jarkko Partanen & Jussi Matikainen
Concept art Heikki Ulmanen
Producer Julia Hovi
Artists Jarkko Partanen, Jussi Matikainen, Laura Haapakangas from WAUHAUS
Visual design of the robot Kari Kankaanpää
Lighting design Mia Jalerva
Software development Aki Panuma (Probot)
Producer Julia Hovi
Production WAUHAUS (FI), Black Box (NO), Kiasma Theatre (FI), in collaboration with Probot (FI)
Support Nordic Culture Point, Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation, The Arts Promotion Centre Finland, City of Helsinki
The Companion is a private encounter between one audience member and a robotic dog. In the performance, the robot entices the human participant into different negotiations, interactions, and play. The encounter harnesses our innate curiosity and empathy towards all moving beings. What kind of agency are we willing to embrace? Are we ready to surrender to and trust a non-human companion?
"Robots can’t feel, but we feel for them." – Kate Darling, The New Breed
WAUHAUS is a Helsinki-based multidisciplinary arts collective. The works of WAUHAUS are situated between different genres of art and take place at various venues from small black box theatres to urban sites, large stadiums, and the main stages of established theatre houses.
WAUHAUS is already familiar to Estonian audiences, having performed at the Kanuti Gildi SAAL, STL and at the Baltoscandal Festival (in 2018, with their production "Flashdance").
Duration: 20 min
In English, for one participant. Children aged 5-12 can experience an adapted version of the performance together with an accompanying adult.
