Theatre and the Digital

by Bill Blake

Overview

Why should the digital bring about ideas of progress in the theatre arts?

This question opens up a rich seam of provocative and original thinking about the uses of new media in theatre, about new forms of cultural practice and artistic innovation, and about the widening purposes of the theatre's cultural project in a changing digital world. Through detailed case-studies on the work of key international theatre companies such as the Elevator Repair Service and The Mission Business, Bill Blake explores how the digital is providing new scope for how we think about the theatre, as well as how the theatre in turn is challenging how we might relate to the digital.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781350316119
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	10/02/2014
Series:	Theatre And
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	100
File size:	356 KB

About the Author

Bill Blake is Assistant Professor and Director of the Program in Dramatic Literature at New York University, USA.

Table of Contents

Series Editors' Preface
Foreword
1. Introduction
2. The Promise of Something Different
3. The Idea of Progress in the Arts
4. The Digital Imperative
5. New Mediaspeak
6. Digital Unease
7. Online Presence
8. What Can Theatre Do Without
9. Theatre Apps
10. Mission Business
11. Conclusion
Further Reading
Index.

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From the Publisher

Accessible and engaging, ideal for first year undergraduates, FE students and those further on in academic study. It raises important questions around intimacy, immediacy and audience experience, opening up a stimulating discussion about current theatre practices in general, as much as in relation to the digital.' – Josephine Machon, Middlesex University, UK

'The clarity is admirable – a beautifully written book.' – Edward Scheer, University of New South Wales, Australia

'An engaging and focused introduction' – Liam Jarvis, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK