Deviations in Contemporary Theatrical Anthropology: New Myths and Performative Rituals between XR, Robots and AI

Author:   Ester Fuoco
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Pages:   114
Publication Date:   22 May 2026
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Deviations in Contemporary Theatrical Anthropology: New Myths and Performative Rituals between XR, Robots and AI


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Author:   Ester Fuoco
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
ISBN:  

9781032676913


ISBN 10:   1032676914
Pages:   114
Publication Date:   22 May 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Introduction 1. Anthropological and Performative Paradoxes on the Contemporary Stage 1.1 Deconstructing the Human: An Artistic Paradox 1.2. AI-Driven Performance Inspired by Human 1.3. Collaborative Creativity in the Digital Age: Exploring AI as a Co-Author 2. Performative Migrations: Between Dissolution and Metamorphosis 2.1. Redefining Performance in Virtual Reality 2.2. Living (in) Another’s Body 2.3. Digital Puppeteering: The Transformation of the Human Body through Emerging Technologies 3. Artistic Experimentation and the Role of Performing Robots 3.1. Machines “Like” Me: Rimini Protokoll’s Uncanny Valley 3.2. Exploring Human-Robot Interactions through Dance 3.3. The Harmonious Dialogue between Man and Machine: The Pas de Deux of Huang Yi & Kuka 4. Rethinking Linear Perspective in Contemporary Theatrical Studies 4.1. Performative Deviations: Exploring the Intersection of Technology and Art 4.2. Space, Time, and Reality 4.3. Traditional and New Trajectories in Theatrical Anthropology Index

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Ester Fuoco is a Senior Researcher in Performing Arts at the IULM University. In 2019, she obtained a PhD in Digital Humanities from the University of Genoa through a joint program with Paris 7 University. In 2021, she received a research grant at the Institute of Biorobotics at the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies. From 2022 to 2023, she was a postdoctoral researcher on a project titled ""Onlife Theatre: Creative and Reception Convergences between Live, Digital, and Transmediality"". Her main research areas focus on the use of new technologies in performance from an anthropological and aesthetic perspective.

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