Acrobot

"The robot’s precise movements and Simu’s fluid transitions give it the grace of dance."

Can a robot perform as well as a circus artist? Daniel Simu explores just this with a groundbreaking performance featuring a self-built robotic acrobat - Acrobot. Blending juggling, acrobatics and humour, his show looks at the relationship between humans and technology in our post-digital society. But what happens when your own creation begins to outshine you? Watch the entertaining and comedic journey that reimagines the collaboration between man and machine, and what happens when the Acrobot begins to excel in its skills as a circus performer, past what Daniel could have imagined.

Who is the artist? Daniel Simu is a Dutch interdisciplinary artist who has performed as a juggler, clown and circus artist for over 15 years. Driven by his fascination with both technology and performance, Daniel built the first Acrobot prototype in 2022. After two…