The etheatre project: directing political cyberformance

Abstract

Written from a practice-based perspective, this thesis focuses on the political character of ‘cyberformance’: the genre of digital performance that uses the Internet as a performance space. The Etheatre Project comprises a series of experimental cyberformances that aim to reconsider the characteristics of theatre and the methodologies of directing theatre performances within the phenomenon of the remediation of cyberculture. This study examines the use of Internet platforms as theatrical, rehearsal and performance spaces and explores the interactive and political potentials of online theatre, questioning the boundaries of these in-between spaces and the spatial experiences they cause. This study also undertakes a critical analysis of key political cyberformances that took place during the period of research.The Etheatre Project effectuates the Brechtian theory of political performance for the age of the Internet, reinterpreting it not just as a theoretical framework but also as a dir ...
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DOI
10.12681/eadd/51610
Handle URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/51610
ND
51610
Alternative title
Το e-θέατρο: σκηνοθετώντας πολιτικό διαδικτυακό θέατρο
Author
Papagiannouli, Christina (Father's name: Nikolaos)
Date
2014
Degree Grantor
University of East London
Committee members
Breed Ananda
Hingorani Dominic
Gilbert Jeremy
Bresheeth Haim
Lavender Andy
Kempadoo Roshini
Discipline
Humanities and the ArtsArts (arts, history of arts, performing arts, music) ➨ Theater
Keywords
Cyberformance; Brecht; Online theatre; Performance practice; Intermediality; Interactive performancer; Political theatre; Directing; Digital performance
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
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