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by Rosemary Klich (Author), Edward Scheer (Author)

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.

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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.

Author Biography

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.
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.
Number of Pages: 240
Dimensions: 0.5 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN
Publication Date: December 20, 2011

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