Steen & Hejlesen bring H.C. Andersen's fairy tale "The Red Shoes" to the stage in a radical reinterpretation that blends animation theatre, robotics and horror. The performance is the second part of the robot trilogy ANIMA MACHINA.
The show is performed entirely by lifelike, human-like robots, with no living performers on stage. Androids, video-animated scenography and neoclassical electronica explore our tendency to bring "dead" things to life and to be seduced by imitated life. The story follows a young girl's emerging sense of identity, and raises questions about gender, power and desire.
Music is by Peter Kyed, and the narration is by Nicolas Bro. Ninna Steen and Thomas Hejlesen created the concept, staging, scenography, animation and robots.
