A comprehensive overview of the development, theory and characteristics of multimedia performance, that introduces key artists, practice and debates. The book describes new and emergent forms, presenting an up-to-date account of the evolving relationship between technology and aesthetics in contemporary performance culture. EDWARD SCHEER is Associate Professor of Theatre Studies at the University of New South Wales, Australia. His publications include 'Antonin Artaud: A Critical Reader' and 'The Infinity Machine'. He is the current President of Performance Studies International (2010-2011). . ROSEMARY KLICH is Lecturer in Drama and Theatre Studies at the University of Kent, UK. INDICE: List of Illustrations - Introduction: From Slide-Shows to Powerpoint - Defining Medium? - The Evolution of Multimedia Performance - The Theatre of Images Revisited - Liveness and Re-Mediation - Framing Media Theory for Performance Studies - Dance + Virtual = Multimedia Performance - Immersion - Forms of Interactivity in Performative Spaces - Digital Aesthetics and Embodied Perception: Towards a Posthuman Performance - Conclusion: Posthuman Corporealities and Augmented Spaces - Bibliography - Index -
- ISBN: 978-0-230-57467-0
- Editorial: Palgrave MacM
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 240
- Fecha Publicación: 02/12/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés