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Performance, Technology and Science

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Performance, Technology and Science offers a pioneering exploration of the intersections between performance art and scientific innovation. Johannes Birringer presents a series of insightful, richly illustrated essays that examine how new computer-mediated technologies are transforming interactive art. The book reveals global shifts in aesthetics arising from virtual and networked environments that augment traditional performance practices.
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This work is ideal for readers interested in contemporary arts and culture, particularly those intrigued by digital innovation in performance, interactive media, and the crossroads of technology and creative practice.

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The author's writings are widely known in the United States and Europe.

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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.

Performance, Technology and Science by Johannes Birringer offers a deep dive into the evolving world of performance arts, highlighting the transformative impact of cutting-edge technology. The book dissects the interplay between traditional performance understanding and modern technology's role in reshaping these perceptions.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781555540791

Publisher: PAJ Publications,U.S.

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 17 April 2008

Country: United States

Imprint: PAJ Publications,U.S.

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 154.0mm

Height: 231.0mm

Weight: 510g

Pages: 260

About the Author

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."

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