How do performers and artists use media technologies to create live events? How have developments in audio-visual technology changed the relationship between the spectator and the performer? How can performance respond to the technology-saturated consciousness of contemporary culture? What are the key concepts and terms needed to understand multimedia performance? Multimedia Performance provides a comprehensive overview of the development; theory and definitive characteristics of this rapidly developing and popular area of practice. Drawing on case studies from across a wide range of contemporary performance; the book introduces key artists; companies and debates. Klich and Scheer describe new and emergent forms including video performance; digital theatre; interactive dramaturgies and immersive environments; presenting an up-to-date analysis of the evolving relationship between technology and aesthetics in contemporary performance culture. Exploring the different ways in which technology can activate new aesthetic potentials and audience experiences; Multimedia Performance demonstrates the vital role of multimedia technologies in contemporary theatre practice. Supported by illustrations; media theory and textboxes; this is important reading for anyone interested in questions of the live and the mediated aspects of performance; and essential reading for students of theatre and performance.
2013-10-22 2013-10-22File Name: B01E3IC55W
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