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Against or With Power? Humour, Truth, and Subversion in Contemporary Stand-Up Comedy — Agata Kok
“If particular comedians are recognized as truth-tellers, does that imply that comedic speech may also lack truth?” (Zijp 2026). This central question, ...

“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 ...

“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 ...

[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 ...

Meet the Makers: Samah Hijawi
In this Meet the Makers conversation, we will engage in conversation with multi-media artist, astrologer and dramaturg Samah Hijawi. Hijawi has been ...
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Meet the Makers: Samah Hijawi

“Griefbots in Research and on the Stage” — Ulrike Quade (Ulrike Quade Company), Sorcha Ní Bhraonáin (Ulrike Quade Company), and Evelyn Wan (Utrecht University)

Meet the Makers: Eloise Pasmore O’Pray

“Relating, Sensing, Being: Conversations on Arts x Science x AI”

A Neurodiverse Fabulation: Techniques for Neurodiverse Futurities









