Virtual Theatres: An Introduction

By Gabri Giannachi

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 G mez-Pe a
* Marcel-l Ant nez 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415283795
• ISBN13: 9780415283793
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"