The basis for this is a library of more than 200 NPCs developed in the creation process and their abilities with respect to rhythm, space, sound and narrative. NPC is short for non-player character and refers to artificial identities reduced to the essence of their functionality with a minimum of means. They execute repeating tasks, communicate with a highly restricted vocabulary and act in pre-defined loops.

Replaying – stops, reversions, glitches – is a method of developing movements extracted from the field of street and club styles, which are used as choreographic structures of improvisation in Destination FCKD. The morphing devised for the piece is derived from image generation processes employed by artificial intelligence. Errors, distortions and glitches form the underlying aesthetic and narrative language, superimposing the interpretative spaces of the dance performance as socio-critical filters and pointing to a human plane behind the algorithm.

Inspired by artificial and real worlds, dance and choreography in Destination FCKD thus become an inclusive interplay of various qualities of movement, in which IRL errors and digital artefacts collide in a stage context.

The Hungry Sharks dance company was founded in 2011 by choreographer Valentin Alfery and photographer/creative producer Dušana Baltić and has since been constantly developing in co-direction. In varying formats, places and constellations, pieces characterised by high physicality, a strong visual level, the negotiation of societal issues and a conceptual, choreographic approach are created for both stages and site-specific spaces. In addition to touring Europe on a regular basis, Hungry Sharks productions have been presented in the United States and Sri Lanka.