Luup

dance performance, 2023, 15'

What happens when artificial intelligence participates in the creation of a choreography? And when it also plays a part in the musical composition that accompanies it? Based on instructions generated by this AI before each performance, discovered live by the performers, the artistic process unfolds before our eyes and we witness a laboratory of potential relationships between humans and artificial intelligence. For the final part of the performance, the performers ask ChatGPT to suggest a track to dance to, in order to highlight the biases of AI: its suggestions are based on massive amounts of data, which leads it to favour dominant stylistic codes, to prioritise familiarity over boldness, and to marginalise less represented aesthetics and traditions.

Luup is a short version of Human in the loop. A flexible and adaptable piece, this 15-minute work questions our freedom within an oppressive, insidious and often absurd structure governed by algorithms.

concept, choreography:	Nicole Seiler
IT programming, artistic collaboration:	Tammara Leites, Nicolas Zlatoff
artistic collaboration:	Clara Delorme, Gabriel Obergfell
performance, choreography (BR):	Silvia Kamyla, Elton da Souza
performance, choreography (FR):	Clara Delorme / Giulia Fabbri, Gabriel Obergfell
performance, choreography (DE):	Lucia Gugerli, Gabriel Obergfell
performance, choreography (IT):	Giulia Fabbri, Gabriel Obergfell
administration:	Léonore Friedli
tour manager:	Ana Lagarrigue
production:	Cie Nicole Seiler
co-production:	Festival Dança em Transito Rio de Janeiro (BR)
support:	Ville de Lausanne, Etat de Vaud