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Performance, Technology and Science

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Performance, Technology and Science
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Johannes Birringer
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:260
Dimensions(mm): Height 231,Width 154
Category/GenreLiterary studies - plays and playwrights
ISBN/Barcode 9781555540791
ClassificationsDewey:790.20285
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher PAJ Publications,U.S.
Imprint PAJ Publications,U.S.
Publication Date 17 April 2008
Publication Country United States

Description

This groundbreaking work of scholarship explores convergences between performance and science through an investigation of new technologies that drive computer-mediated, interactive art. Wide-ranging and richly illustrated essays uncover shifts that have occurred globally in the aesthetic understanding of performance within computer-augmented virtual and networked environments.

Author Biography

Johannes Birringer is a choreographer and media artist. He directs the Center for Contemporary and Digital Performance at Brunel University, West London. He is author of "Theatre, Theory, Postmodernism;" "Media and Performance;" and "Performance on the Edge." He is co-editor of "Dance and Cognition."