Centaur

Danish Dance Theatre

Nine dancers and an Artificial Intelligence installation perform Centaur, a thought-provoking work that examines the consequences of using artificial intelligence and the power of technology. The title, inspired by the half-horse half-human creature from Greek mythology, is also the name of a computer-science concept that elevates human qualities by combining artificial and human intelligence. What happens when dancers encounter a newly developed artificial intelligence program and does technology change us, or simply reflect who we have always been? Co-produced with The Royal Danish Theatre, Festival Oriente Occidente and Théâtre National de Chaillot.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INSTALLATION Cecilie Waagner Falkenstrøm

AUDIO AND VISUAL DESIGN Ryoji Ikeda

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING FOR VISUALS Tomonaga Tokuyama

LIGHT DESIGN Raphael Frisenvænge Solholm

COSTUME DESIGN Rachel Quarmby-Spadaccini

DRAMATURGE Adrian Guo Silver

MUSIC Ryoji Ikeda, Franz Schubert, Giacomo Puccini

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING FOR AI ARTificial Mind & Technical University of Denmark – DTU Compute Department (Cecilie WF, Asbjørn O, Asbjørn KN, Thomas MJ and Teeratorn K).

TEASER Omid Zarei

With support from Augustinusfonden, Overretssagfører L. Zeuthens Mindelegat, William Demant Fonden, Knud Højgaards Fond, Beckett-Fonden, Jyllands-Postens Fond. Development: The Center for Ballet and the Arts at New York University.