Multimodal theatre experiences : Africa and 2 dimensional life of her


Autoria(s): Hains-Wesson, Rachael
Data(s)

01/01/2013

Resumo

Australia’s theatre for young audiences (TYA) has concentrated on young people’s interest in techno-savvy narrative complexities since the early 1990s, and has done so with positive outcomes. Building from a reflective inquiry, which is based on a TYA practitioner’s viewpoint, I explore two Australian contemporary theatre productions for mixed audiences: My Darling Patricia’s Africa (2011) and Fleur Elise Noble’s 2 Dimensional Life of Her (2011), which utilize old and new technologies for differing purposes. I present the following article in two parts: The first section briefly contextualizes TYA plays in Australia using digital technologies, along with a review of the literature that introduces an ongoing dialogue about digital media in theatre. The second part showcases the creative development process and the synopsis of Africa and 2 Dimensional Life of Her before I discuss the use of old technology in Africa in the form of a techno-tele-character, and the impact of new technologies in 2 Dimensional Life of Her as a transmediated theatrical occurrence. Recommendations are made for ways that TYA practitioners might consider mixing old and new technologies with the live to compete in the cultural marketplace.

Identificador

http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30052857

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

Routledge

Relação

http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30052857/hainswesson-multimodaltheatre-2013.pdf

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08929092.2013.779348

Palavras-Chave #transmediate theatre #theatre for young people #multi-media theatre experiences
Tipo

Journal Article