2026 Robot FrinGE

  • The inaugural year of the festival features nine acts in a variety show format, hosted by Heather Knight and Piotr Mirowski.

    PART I

    “KI (氣 / AI): A Budo-inspired Dialogue between Breath, Woodwind, and Machine”: Martine Mussies (3 minutes)

    “Ant(igone)”: Gunter Lösel (5 minutes)

    “Diary of a Teenage Robot”: Kate Ladenheim (6 minutes)

    “AcroBot”: Daniel Simu (KEYNOTE: 25 Minutes)

    PART II

    “Bodies in Dialogue”: Maleen Jayasuriya + Piumi Wijesundara (10 minutes)

    “Artificial Artificial Intelligence”: Ash Eliza Smith (5 minutes)

    “A "Spotlight" on Human-Robot Clowning”: Naomi Fitter (6 minutes)

    “Assembled: An R.U.R. Reexploration.”: Hersch Nathan (6 minutes)

    “Jibo Trio A Cappella”: Daniel Pillis (3 minutes)

    These host-curated selections span robot-human musical, dance, comedy, puppeteering, improv, clowning, circus, and cyborg storytelling.

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