July 2026 – We are delighted to announce that our consortium Inside Out Outside In (IOOI) has been selected for round 1 of ADRIE – Artistic & Design Research for Immersive Experiences, a grant launched by CIIIC – Creative Industries Immersive Impact Coalition.
February 2026 – What if robots are not almost-human, but fundamentally other? Science fiction and robotics alike have long been shaped by the assumption that robots should resemble humans as closely as possible in appearance, communication, and behaviour.
May 2026 Utrecht – This seminar looked at the intersection of grief and technology through the lens of performance and artistic research. Ulrike Quade spoke about this creation of Roman & ELIZA, joined by dramaturg-researcher Sorcha Ní Bhraonáin (UQC), and media and performance studies artist-scholar Evelyn Wan (UU).
How will robots be designed and puppeteered? What kind of strings will be 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.
Autonomous drone kills human being. No human in the loop.
Roboverse explores the underbelly of technology, the robot from within. What would the world look like from the perspective of a robot? 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.
Ulrike Quade gaf een lezing in het kader van de masteropleiding ‘Expanding Performance’ onder leiding van dr. Laura Karreman (Universiteit Utrecht) met AI-studenten van de masteropleiding Socially Intelligent Robotics aan de Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
