Photo: Bart Grietens, Rocky the Robot, 2022.

Job profile: Board member

Wanted: Board member (chairperson) with expertise in fundraising and (digital) technology

23 december 2025 – We are looking for an enthusiastic chairperson who can strengthen the Ulrike Quade Company Foundation with:

– Knowledge of digital technology transition and robotics

– Expertise in fundraising

– A network within the cultural, technology implementation, and/or academic world

– An affinity with innovative, interdisciplinary theater, research, and development

– Willingness to contribute to the development of the foundation in an unpaid capacity, in the role of chairperson

Profile

The ideal candidate:

– Ideally has a background in the technology sector

– Has demonstrable experience in fundraising

– Is able to contribute strategically to the future of the foundation

– Contributes to increasing diversity within the board

– Is willing to meet 4 to 5 times a year and be available for advice on an occasional basis

What do we offer?

– A stimulating board position at a progressive Amsterdam-based (and internationally renowned) theater company, primarily in collaboration with thought leader Ulrike Quade.

– The opportunity to contribute to the development of innovative visual theater.

Current board members are:

– Dorien Lathouwers (stepping down as chair due to reaching maximum term limits)

– Charlotte Roosblad-Adrian (treasurer)

– Danilo Tesi (secretary)

– Jacques van Veen (member)

If you are interested, please send your motivation letter and resume, stating “application for chairperson,” to info@ulrikequade.nl.

Contact person: Ulrike Quade.

Period: Please respond in writing by January 23, 2026. We will contact you by February 2, 2026, at the latest.

Ulrike Quade Company strives for diversity in its organization and encourages candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply.

For specific questions about the position, please contact [info@ulrikequade.nl]; we will not respond to other inquiries.

About Ulrike Quade Company

As a center of expertise and creative hub, Ulrike Quade Company integrates puppetry, digital technology, robotics, and social issues, resulting in a fascinating dialogue between art, science, and technology.

Artistic director Ulrike Quade is a leading researcher and theatremaker in the theatrical application of new digital technologies and robotics.

The Company collaborates with Utrecht University, various technological partners, and partners from the theatre field.

Objectives

Ulrike Quade Company’s main objectives are:

– To promote the quality and development of puppetry, theater, and other visual media in the Netherlands and abroad.

– To stimulate research and development of contemporary forms of digital technology, robotics, and (virtual) puppetry.

– Exchanging experiences and ideas with active players and groups in the field

– Telling new stories arising from recent developments in technology such as AI, in order to generate more insight and stimulate discussion.

Voorstellingen

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D4D Consortium Meeting

14 July 2026

How will robots be designed and puppeteered? What kind of strings are attached? The central question of Dramaturgy for Devices consortium remains how the performing arts can help develop human-robot interaction (HRI) so robots can be integrated better into society.

Roboverse – No human in the loop

9 July 2026

Autonomous drone kills human being. No human in the loop. Roboverse explores the underbelly of technology, the robot from within. What would the world be like from a robot’s perspective? A dancer, a drone and different robots share the stage — their sensors turning movement into sound and music. Human and machine mirror and challenge each other, from target to companion.

Theatre of the Future: Choreography of Flesh and Steel – A conversation with pioneer of human-machine performance Ulrike Quade

2 July 2026

Ulrike Quade interviewed by Hayel Ali Al-Mathabi for Arab Theater Magazine. At the heart of the radical transformations taking place in contemporary performance, the work of Netherlands-based director and scenographer Ulrike Quade stands out as a bridge between the richness of tradition and the precision of technology.

Foto: Erfan Abdi

“Door wetenschap, technologie en kunst samen te brengen, creëren we een krachtige ruimte voor innovatie – een ruimte die maatschappelijke normen uitdaagt en nieuwe perspectieven opent op de kwesties die onze wereld vandaag de dag bepalen.”