Future Stages

At a time when digital memories are increasingly important, Ulrike Quade Company explores the impact of robots, AI, chatbots and holograms on our relationships and our coping with loss.

This event is a preview of their upcoming production Roman & ELIZA, which explores life after death in our current technological age. Experts from different disciplines will share their insights and invite the audience for an in-depth discussion. 

Program:

19:30 - 20:30 Panel with 3 experts - Explore diverse perspectives on the role of technology in grieving. 

20:30 - 21:00 Spot x Kafka in Frascati 3

21:00 - 21:45 Roundtable discussions with the audience - Share your thoughts and questions with the experts and other attendees. 

21:45 - 22:00 Closing 

22:00 to close Drinks - Talk over drinks in the café.

About the program

Future Stages is a series of talk shows initiated by Ulrike Quade Company, focusing on the cross-relation between theatre and new technology. In each talkshow, experts present their work and findings and engage with the audience on the innovative collaboration between performing arts and technology. Each talkshow approaches the same question from a different angle each time: How can performing arts and technology work together in an innovative way? 

Spot x Kafka - An exploration of the human-robot relationship 

In addition to the talkshow, we welcome you to Frascati 3 for a research presentation of Spot x Kafka. This presentation is the result of a collaboration between Ulrike Quade Company and tech incubator Yes!Delft, focusing on the relationship between humans and robots. 

We look at the Spot robot through the lens of visual theatre and puppetry and work together with writer Tine Tabak, scenographer Hendrik Walter, composer Bauke Moerman and engineers Maneesh Verma, Romir Kulshrestha and Didier van Citters. Together, we search for a contemporary representation of the role of this robot in our society. During this programme at Frascati 3, we will share a scene from the project and take you through an imaginative perspective on Spot, a contemporary version of metamorphosis.