Overview
- Analyses renowned and lesser-known Shakespearean productions from the last decade
- Theorizes how experiences of presence, liveness, immersion, and interactivity work in digital performance
- Surveys cultural, technological, and historical trends that have shaped digital Shakespearean performance
Part of the book series: Shakespeare in Practice (SPPO)
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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About this book
Shakespeare and Digital Performance in Practice explores the impact of digital technologies on the theatrical performance of Shakespeare in the twenty-first century, both in terms of widening cultural access and developing new forms of artistry. Through close analysis of dozens of productions, both high-profile and lesser known, it examines the rise of live broadcasting and recording in the theatre, the growing use of live video feeds and dynamic projections on the mainstream stage, and experiments in born-digital theatre-making, including social media, virtual reality, and video-conferencing adaptations. In doing so, it argues that technologically adventurous performances of Shakespeare allow performers and audiences to test what they believe theatre to be, as well as to reflect on what it means to be present—with a work of art, with others, with oneself—in an increasingly online world.
Reviews
“Erin Sullivan has done us all a huge favour. In this smart, accessible and ground-breaking book, she has clearly and acutely described the multiple dynamics of Shakespeare in digital performance. This is essential reading for anyone who cares about the rapidly shifting present – and the virtual futures – of Shakespearean performance.” (Paul Prescott, Professor of English and Theatre, University of California, USA)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Erin Sullivan is Reader in Shakespeare at the Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham, UK. She is co-editor of Lockdown Shakespeare: New Evolutions in Performance and Adaptation (2022) and author of Beyond Melancholy: Sadness and Selfhood in Renaissance England (2016). Her research focuses on the emotional force of Shakespeare’s works, both in his own time and today.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Shakespeare and Digital Performance in Practice
Authors: Erin Sullivan
Series Title: Shakespeare in Practice
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05763-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-05762-5Published: 19 October 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-05765-6Published: 19 October 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-05763-2Published: 18 October 2022
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 249
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 19 illustrations in colour
Topics: Early Modern/Renaissance Literature, Literary History, Theatre History, Performing Arts