What is free will in a high-tech society?

New Religion is a science fiction dance performance where artificial intelligence gains a god-like authority over humans. Five dancers move in a four-metre-high labyrinth that constantly changes shape and dictates the body's space of movement. It is a chilling, dystopian performance that pits the organic and the mechanical against each other, where the dividing line between reality and fiction becomes indistinct.

"What technology does to human behavior is a question that engages a wide range of professionals, both among technologists, in the social sciences, in the press, in medical profession and human rights. It's nice to see an artistic reflection that contributes to the conversation with strength and at a high artistic level" - Anki Gerhardsen, Nordlys avisa

Choreographer Mathilde Caeyers Co-creating dancers Karianne Andreassen, Stian Bergdølmo, Marit Meløe, Eirik Dreyer Sellevoll and Synne Maria Lundesgaard Scenography Nevel by Lawrence Malstaf Composer Alexander Aarøen Pedersen Lighting, - and video design Torbjørn T Sandnes Costume Line Maher

Premiere 21.06.21 at the Festivals in Northern Norway as one of the year's youth art projects
Supported by Festspillene i Nord-Norge, Norsk Kulturfond, Fritt Ord, FFUK, Innovation Norway, Tvibitstigen and Rådstua Teaterhus

Length approx. 45 min, without break Age level Suitable for 9 years +