{"title":"Dante or Die","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDante or Die\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a compelling exploration of contemporary performance through their innovative works in transmedia theatre. Their writing delves into the intersections of narrative, technology, and live art, inviting readers to rethink traditional storytelling methods within the performing arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect for enthusiasts of \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e, this collection showcases plays and texts that challenge and expand the boundaries of theatre. Expect thought-provoking material that integrates multiple media forms and reflects on the evolving landscape of artistic expression.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"transmedia-theatre-plays-by-dead-centre-9781350496521","title":"Transmedia Theatre Plays","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBetween 2020 and 2022, theatre had to adapt and, in doing so, challenged ideas of what was possible – and what was even 'theatre'.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDue to the global pandemic, an exceptional and wide range of works were made for, or adapted to, brand new conditions and limitations. While these works are defined by interpandemic conditions in the Anthropocene, they serve as portals to thinking about theatre-making in the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGathered in this collection are pieces adapted or made for podcast theatre, a livestream illusionist interactive performance, an audience-uploaded hybrid performance, one-on-one online interaction, lip-synch opera-theatre, climate crisis activist manifesto film\/theatre, spoken word and gaming installation art, and multi-location broadcast plays, providing an accessible introduction to \u003cem\u003eTransmedia Theatre Plays\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTransmedia theatre has been a boundary-breaking and rich area of performance since the 1990s, but the (by necessity) explosion of works that were created during the early years of the pandemic signalled a new, exciting and accessible method by which theatre-makers could share their work and also challenge their own practices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile these specific works are markers of a specific time in performance history, they also point ways forward, not only in terms of form and function, but in how educators, students and fellow practitioners could conceive of re-staging these works in person and\/or on digital platforms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor a generation that has grown up online, whose vocabularies of expression are as much digitally native as they are IRL, transmedia theatre, and the realm too of VR and AR story and audience design which it borders, holds a firm place in busting open the realm of the possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47464741306604,"sku":"9781350496521","price":54.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781350496521-transmedia-theatre-plays.jpg?v=1775052599"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/dante-or-die.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}