Virtual Theatres : An Introduction

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 analyses 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 Gomez-Pena Marcel-la Ant.nez Roca Jeffrey Shaw Stelarc. This is the first full-length book of its kind to offer an investigation of the interface between theatre, performance and digital arts. 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.