Thomas Riccio

Thomas Riccio is a post-disciplinary performance artist and Professor of Performance and Aesthetic Studies at the University of Texas at Dallas. He has worked extensively in the area of indigenous performance conducting research and/or creating performances in: South Africa, Zambia, Burkina Faso, Tanzania, Kenya, Europe, Russia, Siberia, Korea, China, and Alaska. The Peoples Republic of Sakha (central Siberia) declared him a “Cultural Hero”. His writings on performance, ritual, shamanism, and robotics have appeared in numerous international journals, books, and magazines. He has worked as a Narrative Engineer for Hanson Robotics, co-authoring several interactive, conversational robot personalities. He devised Andegna a performance in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 2009. He is the Poo Pah Doo of Dead White Zombies, a Dallas-based post-disciplinary performance group. www.thomasriccio.com www.deadwhitezombies.com