Sita Popat is Lecturer in Dance at the University of Leeds. Her research interests focus on performance and new technologies, and she is Associate Editor of the International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media. Her internet choreography projects have been recognised by the European Commission as an outstanding use of online communications.
Sita Popat is Lecturer in Dance at the University of Leeds. Her research interests focus on performance and new technologies, and she is Associate Editor of the International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media . Her internet choreography projects have been recognised by the European Commission as an outstanding use of online communications.
The first and only book to focus on dance on the Internet, Sita Popat´s fascinating Invisible Connections examines how Internet and communication technologies offer dance and theatre new platforms for creating and performing work, and how opportunities for remote interaction and collaboration are available on a scale never before imaginable.
Drawing upon the work of practioners and theorists in the arts, communications and technology theorists and , Invisible Connections makes special reference to Popat´s series of Internet-based choreography projects from with online communities around the globe, and explores:
* methods by which such technologies can facilitate creative collaborations between performers and viewers
* how sharing creative processes between online communities can enrich the artistic palette and provide arts-based learning
* how the Cartesian duality of the mind-body split is challenged by the physicality of dancing and choreography together online.
With its dual aspect approach, from the author as an artist/researcher and the appendix being written by a software designer, the historical perspective on performance on the internet coupled with the writing makes this a must read book for any student of performance, dance or communication studies.
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Historical perspective on performance on the Internet that will be useful to those with an interest in performance or communications as well as dance students
The book approaches the topic of choreography on the Internet from two perspectives, as it is written by the artist/researcher with a technical appendix by the software designer
This is the only book that focuses on dance on the Internet
Introduction: Invisible Connections: Beyond the Proscenium Arch Section 1: Creativity and Interactivity for Online Collaborations Chapter 1. Creativity and Devising Chapter 2. Interacting Online Chapter 3. Choreography with Internet Communities Section 2: Three Online Choreography Projects Chapter 4. Three Online Choreography Projects Chapter 5. Three Projects: Choreographic Processes Chapter 6. Three Projects: Bridging the Cartesian Divide Section 3:Future Directions Chapter 7. Applications in Theatre and Performance Chapter 8. Future Directions Appendix A: Technical Issues Kris Popat Bibliography
Internet and communication technologies offer dance and theatre new platforms for creating and performing work, with opportunities for remote interaction and collaboration on a scale never before imaginable. This book explores methods by which such technologies can facilitate creative collaborations between performers and viewers.
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Focusing on dance on the Internet, this book examines how Internet and communication technologies offer dance and theatre new platforms for creating and performing work, and how opportunities for remote interaction and collaboration are available.
