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I don't know whether to put this page in my
theater directory or in the
'Robocup' corner.
But it must be included on my site!
With the curiosity of an explorer, the thoroughness of a scientist, the imagination of an artist and the theatricality of a stage performer, Theater Adhoc makes several contemporary themes understandable and discussible.
Last season Theater Adhoc did an exploration
in Mons, Boston and Reykjavik and discovered
that worms seem to be very boring animals,
but they do have a very interesting sex life
and they do play a crucial part in robot technology.
And that Rodney Brooks, The Einstein of Robotics,
thinks that our machines will resemble us more and more
and we will resemble our machines.
Then Theater Adhoc decided to make a show on Ultra Intelligent Machines.
Production: Theater Adhoc
I saw this show on Thursday, February 6th. 2003 in Plaza Futura in Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
"Well, how did you like it?"
On December 4th. 2002 Jan, Rien and Hanny visited us in Eindhoven
in our Robocup room.
A very interesting encounter.
They told us, their shows are a kind of 'documentary in the theater'.
Kind of a report on their quest for knowledge on a subject.
Our robots,
we were told,
would form a modest element in the performance.
Acting and video art were blended in an excellent way in the show. The players acted in front of and next to the video screen, but there also was a scene, in which the action took place on the screen and both players were just looking, together with the audience, what happened there.
The presentation was very nice.
When you envision : 'A report on our quest',
you may see a picture of talking men behind a desk.
But that was not what we got to see!
To summarize the matter very briefly:
'How can a (super) intelligent machine be creative?'
It is a question I think about often.
And the subject matter was therefore very well known to me.
We came to the show with a large delegation of Robocuppers and their spouses.
That gave me the opportunity
to hear the impression of a lot of non technicians.
And their answer didn't disappoint me:
People who don't understand all the details of the story
did enjoy the performance.
In short: This is a performance to be recommended for technicians philosophers, theater makers, and theater enthusiasts in general! I am not aware of details on their performances in the near future, you should refer to their own website for that Theater Adhoc. On the website you'll also find a report on their quest, with a lot of English language summaries. Back to Evelien's homepage... | ||||||
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