Shortlisted for the PQ Best Publication Award in Performance Design &
Scenography 2023 This book uses digital media theory to explore
contemporary understandings of expanded scenography as spatial
practice. It surveys and analyses a selection of ground-breaking,
experimental digital media performances that comprise a genealogy
spanning the last 30 years, in order to show how the arrival of
digital technologies have profoundly transformed performance practice.
Performances are selected based on their ability to elicit the unique
specificities of digital media in new and original ways, thereby
exposing both the richness and shortcomings of digital culture.
O'Dwyer argues that contemporary scenography is largely propelled by
and dependent on digital technologies and represents a rich, fertile
domain, where unbridled creativity can explore new techniques and
challenge the limits of knowledge. The 30-year genealogy includes
works by Troika Ranch, Stelarc, Klaus Obermaier, Chunky Moves, Onion
Lab and Blast Theory. In addition to applying a broad scope of
performance analysis and aesthetic theory, the work includes artists'
interviews and opinions. The volume opens important aesthetic,
philosophical and socio-political themes in order to highlight the
impact of digital technologies on scenographic practice and the
blossoming of experimental interdisciplinarity. Ultimately, the book
is an exploration of how evolutionary leaps in technology contribute
to how humans think, act, make work, engage one another, and therefore
construct meaning and identity.
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30 Years of Experimentation and Innovation in Performance and Interactive Media
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781350107335
Publisert
2021
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Methuen Drama
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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