RAPP Lab Open Workshop – Expression of Interest
Satellite Event of the Ai in Art Practices and Research Conference 2026
Dates and times:
• Monday 16 November: 9am to 5pm, workshop and devising
• Tuesday 17 November: 9am to 5pm, workshop and devising
• Wednesday, 18 November: 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm showcase
Venue: Str. Tudor Arghezi 3B, Sector 2, Bucharest – CINETic, UNATC “I.L. Caragiale” National University of Theatre and Film – Multifunctional Space, ground floor.
Cost: Free
Enquiries: marina.hanganu@unatc.ro
More on RAPP Lab: https://rapp-lab.roboticart.org/
The RAPP Lab (Robots, Arts, People and Performance Laboratory), founded by Prof. Damith Herath (University of Canberra) and Elizabeth Jochum (Aalborg University, Denmark), is a multidisciplinary living laboratory exploring the aesthetics, ethics, psychology and technologies of human-robot interaction.
For RAPP Lab 4.5, we invite students and professionals from various disciplines, including, but not limited to, puppetry, performance, robotics, interaction design, stage design, light design, sound design and music, to a free two-day devising workshop at UNATC, followed by a public showcase on the first day of the AI in Art Practices and Research Conference.
Led by Dr Maleen Jayasuriya (University of Canberra), Piumi Wijesundara (University of Canberra), Dr Marina Hanganu (UNATC) and Associate Professor Dr Liliana Gavrilescu (UNATC), participants will improvise with collaborative robot arms, including ENACT, our physical theatre trained vision-action model. Working through puppetry and physical theatre methodologies, you will explore new possibilities in ensemble storytelling, get a hands-on look at how robotics and AI work, and join conversations on ethical ways for artists and technologists to create together.
No experience with robots is needed. The workshop will be run in English.
Places are limited and selection is based on application. Participants must be available for both full workshop days and the showcase event.