Research & Development
Theatre and new technology in conversation
“Yesterday’s puppets are tomorrow’s robots.”
Our expertise in creating puppet- and object theatre makes it natural for the Ulrike Quade Company to work with robots and new technologies.
With our implementation of technology in our performances, we create a bridge between the world of science, the tech industry and theatre. We set up imaginative and thorough research projects, because working with technology asks us to reimagine our usual forms of creating and working (together).
Together with researchers and experts and always linked to our productions, we investigate the dramaturgical and expressive capacities of technology (robotics) in the theatre.
SPOT X KAFKA
A theatrical exploration of humans and technology in collaboration with tech incubator YES!Delft. In this project, we investigate the power of the SPOT robot (Boston Dynamics) in a theatrical context. How do we perceive this entity on stage? What meaning does this specific robot convey?
Future Stages (Archive)
What would an innovative collaboration between the performative arts and technology look like? Hear it in our series of talkshows on the interplay between new technologies and the performing arts.
Center Stage Robotics
In Center Stage Robotics our research is focussed on industrial robots and robotics in a theatrical and performative setting. We collaborate with four partners and also offer four artists space to explore these questions in several residences.
Acting Like A Robot
In collaboration with Utrecht University, Utrecht School of the Arts and Vrije Universiteit, Ulrike Quade Company is working on a multi-year research project about the use and impact of robots in society.