Virtual Theatres

Introduction

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.

Content

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 Gómez-Peña

Marcel-lí Antúnez Roca

Jeffrey Shaw

Stelarc

Conclusion

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.