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Transmission in Motion is a hybrid research community that brings researchers from across disciplines together with artists and other partners from outside the academy. Transmission in Motion provides a platform for seminars, meetings and presentations, and mediates the development of partnerships and research projects. Read More

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Relational Dramaturgies

Performing Robots

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Mobilizing the Archive

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  • [TiM Recap] “Griefbots in Research and on the Stage”

    [TiM Recap] “Griefbots in Research and on the Stage”

    by Tom Watkins This seminar “Griefbots in Research and on Stage” explored the relationship between grief, digital technologies, and performance through the theatre production Roman & ELIZA by Ulrike Quade… read more

  • “From As If to What If to Activate Hope in and for the Otherwise-Possible” — Ani Encheva

    “From As If to What If to Activate Hope in and for the Otherwise-Possible” — Ani Encheva

    From the as if of the staged world toward the posing of what if questions about that world and other possible worlds – this was the journey that the audience… read more

  • “Rehearsal for the Future” – Thorn Austin

    “Rehearsal for the Future” – Thorn Austin

    Theatre and performance have always been a gathering space throughout many different cultures and times. This is because historically, theatre has worked as a force that connects people: whether for… read more

  • “Phobiarama and the Discomfort of Real Fear” — Margot Van den Eeckhout

    “Phobiarama and the Discomfort of Real Fear” — Margot Van den Eeckhout

    In line with the examples cited by Liesbeth Groot Nibbelink and Sigrid Merx during the discussion of their new book, “From As If to What If: Simulation and Speculation in… read more

  • [TiM Recap] “From As If to What If: Simulation and Speculation in Contemporary Dramaturgy” – Liesbeth Groot Nibbelink (Utrecht University) and Sigrid Merx (Utrecht University)

    [TiM Recap] “From As If to What If: Simulation and Speculation in Contemporary Dramaturgy” – Liesbeth Groot Nibbelink (Utrecht University) and Sigrid Merx (Utrecht University)

    by Jilke van der Kolk Structure and Format of the Seminar This seminar consisted primarily of a lecture-style presentation by Liesbeth Groot Nibbelink and Sigrid Merx, followed by an extended… read more

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