Future Stages

Theatre arts x Tech

Future Stages is the name of a series of talk shows initiated by Ulrike Quade Company, where the collaboration between theatre and new technologies takes center stage. Experts in both subject matters present their work, process, and the journey they took to get there. Knowledge, craft and insights are bundled into conversation and questioned, to further examine the intersection between theatre and technology.

In all talk shows there’s one central question that is probed, always from a different angle: How can theatre arts and technology work together in an innovative way?

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A drone desperately zooming around in a bird’s cage, singing people falling from the sky in a VR-opera, set designs in 3D-animation, an enormous machine swinging around chains like the ‘Mad King.’ These are intriguing images that represent new forms of theatre.

Future Stages are a series of three talk shows organised by Ulrike Quade Company, focused on the collaboration between theatre and new technologies. In conversation with professionals and experts, the group aims to bundle the knowledge gained in the field. At the first meeting the speakers underlined the importance of connecting technology at its inception with an idea or concept.

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Science-fiction is a perfect way to explore the unknown and unpredictable future. Many times in novels, films and games, the possibilities of technological innovations, consequences of scientific findings, or the changing relation between human and robot are investigated. Theatre arts too lends itself to asking that one question: What If?

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