Tanzmesse 2012Deutsche Oper am Rhein - DüsseldorfAn extraordinary prelude to the internationale tanzmesse nrw 2012: “Robocygne”, an innovative re-interpretation of “Swan Lake”, is entirely done without dancers. In cooperation with Mälardalen University, the choreographer Åsa Unander-Scharin creates an ‘Opera Mecatronica’ expressing the most ancient of desires to bring life to the forms we create. Can human nature be represented in the absence of a human? We are deeply moved when the bird-like robot body made of metal, feathers and tulle begins its trembling, vibrating and inspired dance. It is a work of art full of beauty and melancholy. http://www.tanzmesse-nrw.com/performances/companies/opening1-en.htmChoreography and movement recording: Åsa Unander-ScharinDancer: RobocygneMusic: Carl Unander-Scharin (remodulation of Pjotr Tchaikovsky)Robot construction and software development: Prof. Lars Asplund and Alexander Larsson, School of Innovation, Design and Engineering at Mälardalen University