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

23 February 2026

D4D participates in Art and Technology Festival Highlight Delft

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

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

16 December 2025

ICSR: Special Session – Call for Proposals

We invite submissions to the special session Skillful Practices in Social Robotics and HRI – Approaches from the Performing Arts at the International ...

16 December 2025

ICSR: Workshop – The Mechanics of Ensoulment

At the International Conference on Social Robotics and Art (ISCR), 1-4 July 2026 in London, we will be organizing the half-day workshop The Mechanics of ...

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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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