VIRTUAL THEATRES by Gabriella Giannachi ( 9780415283786 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

VIRTUAL THEATRES
AN INTRODUCTION

By:

Gabriella Giannachi

Format:

Hardback

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ISBN 10:

0415283787

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9780415283786

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Publisher:

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

11 March, 2004

Pages:

184

Description:

"Virtual Theatres" presents the theatre of the 21st century in which everything - even the viewer - can be simulated. Gabriella Giannachi analyses the aesthetic concerns of current computer-arts practices through discussion of a variety of artists and performers.

Synopsis:

The first full-length book of its kind to offer an investigation of the interface between theatre, performance and digital arts, Virtual Theatres presents the theatre of the twenty-first century in which everything - even the viewer - can be simulated. In this fascinating volume, Gabriella Giannachi analyzes the aesthetic concerns of current computer-arts practices through discussion of a variety of artists and performers including: * blast Theory * Merce Cunningham * Eduardo Kac * forced entertainment * Lynn Hershman * Jodi Orlan * Guillermo Gomez-Pena * Marcel-li Antunez Roca * Jeffrey Shaw * Stelarc. Virtual Theatres not only allows for a reinterpretation of what is possible in the world of performance practice, but also demonstrates how 'virtuality' has come to represent a major parameter for our understanding and experience of contemporary art and life.

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18 b&w photographs

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Routledge

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