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Robot Theaters explore the fascinating theatrical nature of robots and their unique capacity to illuminate human performativity through their own machinic performances.
This groundbreaking anthology challenges conventional scientific and commercial approaches to robotics by positioning theater and dance methodologies as essential frameworks for understanding our increasingly automated world. The collection traverses diverse territories—from the historical contexts of performing robots in social and staged settings to the industrial and military applications of robotics technology. Contributors examine the creative possibilities emerging at the intersection of choreography and robotic performance, revealing unexpected spaces for play, joy, and artistic collaboration. The book weaves together scholarly perspectives with insights from practicing artists through illuminating interviews with prominent figures in the field: Thomas DeFrantz discusses the racial dimensions of robot performance, Sydney Skybetter reflects on choreorobotic practice within university research environments, and Taiwanese choreographer-roboticist Huang Yi shares his pioneering creative methodologies. By bringing together these interdisciplinary conversations spanning choreography, critical race studies, feminist media studies, research-creation methods, and biopolitics, the anthology offers a rich tapestry of perspectives on the robot as performer.
This innovative collection will appeal to scholars and practitioners in performance studies, robotics, media arts, and cultural studies, as well as anyone interested in the evolving relationship between technology and creative expression.
Contents
Contributor Biographies
Introduction: Hilary Bergen, Eric Mullis, Benny Simon, Sydney Skybetter
Part One: Histories
Chapter 1: Bolshevist Fantasies and Soviet Realities: Constructivist Ideology and Sergei Prokofiev's Le Pas d'acier. Andrew Grossman
Chapter 2: Ogmios Z42 Across Reality and Fiction: The Birth of Robot Characters.
Marina Hanganu
Chapter 3: Robot Action Spectacular!: Risk, Assemblage, and Stuntronics in the Theme Park Stunt Show. Chip Limeburner
Part Two: Close Encounters
Chapter 4: Tender Robotics: A Framework for Meaning-Making through Emotional Investment. Ilya Vidrin
Chapter 5: Seat at the Table: A Conversation with Sydney Skybetter. Jessica Rajko
Chapter 6: Machinic Expressivity: Performative Encounters with Proto-AI in the Work of
Nell Tenhaaf and Norman White. Treva Legassie
Part Three: Processes and Processing
Chapter 7: I Am Not Just One Person: An Interview with Huang Yi.
Eric Mullis and Sydney Skybetter
Chapter 8: Together//Apart: Explorations in Choreorobotic Performance Ontologies.
Patrick Martin and Kate Sicchio
Chapter 9: No Time to Dance: An Interview with Joy Davis.
Jessica Rajko
Chapter 10: Exploring the Interplay of Swarm Robotics and Choreography to Nourish Expressivity and Construction of Meaning.
Hélène Duval, Audrey Rochette, Geneviève Dussault, and David St-Onge
Chapter 11: Computing Connections: An Interview with Thomas F. DeFrantz.
Eric Mullis
Part Four: Agencies
Chapter 12: How Should I Move with You, Robot?
Eric Mullis
Chapter 13: Improper Bodies: Robots, Prosthetics, and Disability in Contemporary Performance.
Marco Donnarumma and Elizabeth Jochum
Chapter 14: Dancing with Machines: A New Materialist Dramaturgy for More-than-Human Encounters.
Petra Gemeinboeck
Index
