Dramaturgy for Devices

Robots are increasingly part of our daily lives. They help provide medical care, care for our homes and gardens, and support education and the workplace. They are increasingly able to perform simple tasks and convey messages, but they also lack many skills needed for interaction and communication. Dramaturgy for Devices develops these skills in collaboration with theater and dance makers. Dramaturgy for Devices shows how the performing arts can contribute to innovative design tools and methods, and show the value of the skills and knowledge of theater practice for technological innovation.
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News

05 March 2026

Dance Knowledge | Blog by Loes van Deursen

On September 25th 2025, Dramaturgy for Devices organized a workshop on dance knowledge. The participants included choreographers, roboticists, dramaturges, ...

26 February 2026

D4D at Technology Festival Highlight Delft

How will we live together with robots? During the Highlight Symposium ‘Robotic Relations’ on 13 February 2026, Maaike Bleeker, Ulrike Quade and Marco ...

23 February 2026

Live Robot Experiment

What happens when autonomously moving objects become part of our everyday environments? And how can we design their movements in ways that thoughtfully ...

12 February 2026

Performing Robots Catalogue

Recently, the online Performing Robots Catalogue was published. This catalogue is a living archive of projects, artworks, performances and experiments ...

29 January 2026

The Dramaturgy of Robots on Stage | Blog by Bianca Gotti

VU Lecture by Laura Karreman and Ulrike Quade On December 1st, 2025, Dr. Laura Karreman—Associate Professor in Media and Performance Studies at Utrecht ...

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Agenda

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Feb

20 Feb 2026 - 30 Jun 2026, All day

The Inventor’s House – Edwin Dertien

Welcome to the world of inventor Edwin Dertien, also known as co-applicant in the Dramaturgy for Devices project. In The Inventor’s House, you step ...

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Mar

20 March 2026, 20:30 - 21:45

Premiere Roman & ELIZA

“How will you miss me when I’m gone?” What remains of a person after death? And what happens when technology becomes a means to fill that void? In Roman ...

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