Photo Søren Meisner
About the performance
THE HOST is a playful and thought-provoking dance performance that invites you to a party like no other—hosted by an AI!
How would an artificial intelligence plan the most human party ever? What emotions and interactions arise when the boundaries between human and machine are explored on stage?
Inspired by social experiments and AI research, we take you on a poetic journey where the dancers’ bodies become physical expressions of the AI’s attempts to understand and be human. A performance filled with curiosity, surprises, and perhaps even a little rebellion from our digital host.
Are you ready to be captivated by a reimagining of what it means to be human?
Join us for THE HOST—a party you won’t forget!
Credits
Choreographer Noora Hannula
Performers/Dancers
AI chatbot
Rakel Björk Björnsdóttir, Nina Tind Jensen, Sointu Saraste
Phil D. Hall / Elzware
Composer Ida Duelund
Costumes Pernille Vestergaard
Lighting Jari Matsi
Scenography Tine Mette Jespersen
Script Noora Hannula in collaboration with the performers and the AI chatbot Dorian
Photographer / Visual identity
Søren Meisner
Producer TNB Arna Lára Pétursdóttir
Supported by the Danish Arts Foundation, Wilhelm Hansen Foundation, Danish Artist Association, Nordic Culture Point, Hoffmann and Husmans Foundation, William Demant Foundation, Koda Musik dramatik, A.P. Møller Foundation, Aage and Johanne Louis-Hansen Foundation, Knud Højgaards Foundation.
About the artist
Noora Hannula
Noora Hannula (FI, 1988) is a Finnish choreographer and dancer based in Denmark, where she works as the artistic director of The Nordic Beasts. Creating her own works since 2011, she has been recognized internationally from early on, winning choreography prizes in Belgium (2012) and Amsterdam (2013), and later presenting pieces at major festivals such as Internationale tanzmesse (2016) and Ars Electronica (2018). In 2019, she was named by the Danish Arts Council as one of the three most significant stage artists in Denmark.
Her current focus is THE DIGITAL LOVE TRILOGY, a series of works exploring how intimacy is reshaped through technology. Across its three parts - Digital Partners, Constructed Intimacy, and AI Enhancements - the trilogy reflects on love, desire, and human connection in the digital age.
www.noorahannula.com
About The Nordic Beasts
The Nordic Beasts is a dance theatre company dedicated to creating bold, multilayered productions that push the boundaries of contemporary performance. Under the artistic direction of choreographer Noora Hannula (FI) and producer Arna Lára Pétursdóttir (IS), the company continually explores new ways of shaping dance theatre and addressing modern-day themes with innovation and edge.
Each season, alongside long-term collaborator Ida Duelund (DK), The Nordic Beasts invite new Nordic artists to join their work, ensuring a fresh and diverse creative dialogue.
A Nordic Beasts production is marked by a striking visual aesthetic, physically uncompromising choreography, and sharp reflections on the digital age—often delivered with a touch of absurdity.
www.thenordicbeasts.com
Practical info
Dates and times
30.9.2025, 20:00
2.10.2025, 20:00
3.10.2025, 20:00
4.10.2025, 17:00
Duration and stage 1 hour in Blackboxen
Dansehallerne’s address Franciska Clausens Plads 27, 1799 Copenhagen V.
Accessibility
The venue is wheelchair accessible, with an elevator providing access to the stages. All restrooms are genderneutral, and an accessible toilet for wheelchair users is available.
Note
The performance is suitable for audiences aged 13 and up. After the performance, you’ll have the chance to ask your own questions directly to the AI host – and maybe get answers you never saw coming.
About Dansehallerne
Dansehallerne is a national center for dance and choreography. Our focus lies in presenting and co-producing Danish and international productions for all ages. We are a gathering point for passionate dance audiences and professionals. From our center, we communicate professional knowledge of the art of dance, and we drive discussions about all aspects of the art of dance, at an intermediate level and in-depth.
Being a national center, as well as a gathering point for the local and international communities, we continuously work to ensure the best possible settings for artistic production and for the audience’s encounter with the art of dance. Every year, people from all around the country can experience the best that dance has to offer. And for several hundred artists, Dansehallerne is the year-round base and interface for professional activities within the field of dance.
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