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Tor Billgren sees two shows devoted to human relations with the machine.
Pictured: Ludvig Daae and Alex.
Now two dance shows where robots appear with human dancers in different parts of the country. "The Most Human" by Robin Jonsson, who visited the dance station in Malmö this week, and Fred Fredrik Fredrik Benke Rydman's Fred Vikofy Rydman ensemble, which is danced last month for homes sold at City Hall Theater in Stockholm.
Two very different robots are happening. In "Våroffer", it is the remarkable industrial robot IRB 6620, used for daily welding work in the industry. The star of "The Most Human" is called Alex (sometimes replaced by Ayo) and was developed at the computer department of Linköping University. It's awesome at two and it moves incredibly human art with the dancer Ludvig Daae.
"Våffer" in the choreography of Fredrik Benke Rydman.
Both performances affect questions about human relations with the machine. Alex / Ayo plays the role of a playmate as a curious and wisely exploring the human world and culture, interacting with the audience, citing "Hamlet" and "Blade Runner" in his cute final monologue. Some arm movements create associations with Kraftwerks stage robots.
The IRB 6620 has a more ambivalent function in "Våroffer". On the surface, it seems that it supports and takes care of the dancer in his often wild duet. He gives her water and performs a beneficial laser therapy on her worn body. But it is not as harmonious as it seems. "Weapons" is not a beautiful story, it talks about how a person is brought to dance until death by a foul crowd. The robot is in the same business. The treatment and the relieving offer to the dancer, only means that it will grow beyond the limit of bursting. Here's a socially critical nerve and warning: Please take care of the machines, but do not let us take it otherwise.
However, the weight of performance is not primarily philosophical, but aesthetic and technical. "The most human" is more a representation of the different stuff that Alex / Ayo can do that a consistent job with a clear line. The greatest retention is the unheimlich feeling that occurs when something that looks like a delicate little kid moves mechanically, grows up and methodically.
IRB 6620 a No humanity neglected at all, but it can elicit emotional reactions in the same way that the Star Wars R2-D2 and BB-8 Robots can create a biopublic that takes the lead and spread "Aaaaw".
Both performances illustrate how cool and elegant it can be when well-planned and well-choreographed movements are in harmony, and how much it can burn when a glow occurs between the dancer and the robot.
At the same time, it is clear how far we are from a meaningful and intellectual interaction with robots and smart computers in reality, apart from the arenas of art.
"The most human" also dance tonight, Wednesday.
