In this provocative exploration of how the digital shapes the way we think about theatre, Bill Blake questions why the digital brings about ideas of progress in the theatre arts, considers emerging forms of cultural practice and artistic innovation, and illustrates the widening scope of theatre's cultural project in an increasingly digital world.

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.

A new title in this highly successful and established series of 'short, sharp shots' for Theatre students

An accessible, student-friendly introduction to digital theatre

Points students towards the most commonly studied theorists, and includes case studies from major performance companies

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

Zusammenfassung
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.

Inhalt

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.