This book refers to the artistic deviation from dominant goals in a social system or from means considered legitimate in that system.
This book explores a "New Humanism" in the performing arts, unique in the sense of human's ability to co-create and communicate beyond spatial and temporal boundaries, wars, and pandemics, through artistic deviations carried out by machines and through the Extended Reality. Through the lens of anthropology and aesthetics, this study selects useful case studies to demonstrate this phenomenon of performative symphonises, in which the experimentation of AI-driven creativity and the new human-robot interaction (HRI) lead to philosophical inquiries about the nature of creativity, intelligence, and the definition of art itself. These shifts in paradigms invite us to reconsider established concepts and explore new perspectives on the relationship between technology, art, and the human experience.
This book will be of great interest to students and scholars in theatre and performance studies, anthropology, and digital humanities.
| ISBN: | 9781032676913 |
| Publication date: | 22nd May 2026 |
| Author: | Ester Fuoco |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 114 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies |
| Genres: |
Theatre studies Social and cultural anthropology Computer applications in the arts and humanities Artificial intelligence |
This book refers to the artistic deviation from dominant goals in a social system or from means considered legitimate in that system.
This book explores a "New Humanism" in the performing arts, unique in the sense of human's ability to co-create and communicate beyond spatial and temporal boundaries, wars, and pandemics, through artistic deviations carried out by machines and through the Extended Reality. Through the lens of anthropology and aesthetics, this study selects useful case studies to demonstrate this phenomenon of performative symphonises, in which the experimentation of AI-driven creativity and the new human-robot interaction (HRI) lead to philosophical inquiries about the nature of creativity, intelligence, and the definition of art itself. These shifts in paradigms invite us to reconsider established concepts and explore new perspectives on the relationship between technology, art, and the human experience.
This book will be of great interest to students and scholars in theatre and performance studies, anthropology, and digital humanities.
Deviations in Contemporary Theatrical Anthropology features in the following genres: Theatre studies, Robotics, Performance art, Media studies, Anthropology, Technology: general issues
Deviations in Contemporary Theatrical Anthropology is available in Paperback, Hardback
Deviations in Contemporary Theatrical Anthropology was written by Ester Fuoco and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Deviations in Contemporary Theatrical Anthropology has 114 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies series
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