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Issue Details: First known date: 2021... no. 79 December 2021 of Australasian Drama Studies est. 1982 Australasian Drama Studies
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Liveness in the Digital Age : Performance Case Studies, Russell Fewster , Geordie Brookman , Richard Chew , single work criticism
'Theatre is a communal act of anticipation of the sharing of story between performer and audience member. Contemporary performance has a focus on achieving intimacy between the two through spatial and sensory 'closeness'. Artists supply this, aided by live projection, radio microphone technology and multi-layered, ever-present soundscapes to create an immersive experience. Comprehensive technological augmentation of theatre allows for the minutiae of a live performance to be amplified, creating such intimacy.' (Publication abstract)
 (p. 231-252)
Genealogies of Darkness, Paul Jackson , single work criticism
'The reimagining of the blackout is one of the more notable features of Australian theatre scenography over the last twenty years. However, the nature and role of blackout and darkness are rarely discussed with any rigour or even sustained attention. Despite its increasing presence on our stages, darkness is, with some notable exceptions, missing from our critical discourses - it is nothing, it is no thing.' (Publication abstract)
 (p. 319-336)
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