Dansens Hus invites you to a conversation with the artist collective WAUHAUS about their performance, The Companion, which is showing at Accelerator. The conversation opens up questions about empathy toward non-human objects and what happens in the meeting between man and machine. Like The Companion, it explores our inherent curiosity and empathy towards all beings moving.

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. 

Participants: Jarko Partanen, choreographer and Jussi Matikainen, sound designer at WAUHAUS, in conversation with Richard Julin, artistic director at Accelerator.

Accelerator Café
Wednesday 4 September
Language: English
The talk begins at 20:00

You do not need a ticket for the performance to participate in the conversation that will take place after closing time at the Accelerator. Please feel free to visit the exhibition Choose Mutation, with Photographs by Annette Frick before the talk.

About WAUHAUS

WAUHAUS is a Helsinki-based multidisciplinary arts collective that was founded in 2016. The collective’s works are situated between different art genres and occur at various venues, such as small black box theatres, urban sites, large stadiums, and the main stages of established theatre houses. The members of WAUHAUS are scenographer Laura Haapakangas, director Juni Klein, scenographer Samuli Laine, sound designer Jussi Matikainen, choreographer Jarkko Partanen, sound designer Heidi Soidinsalo, and producer Julia Hovi.

Tickets for The Companion are available in limited numbers via Dansens Hus.