Texts on performance, body, screen, technology

mockej

Hello everyone

I am teaching a "Screen Studies" theory course in South Africa at Wits University, as part of a Film & TV Degree. I am making this an "embodied theory" experience, where students will link up with the production of a video and dance work-in-progress by choreographer Nelisiwe Xaba. In our previous work "Uncles & Angels" we used Isadora extensively.

Now I need to also provide readings, and this is where I would like to ask for help. If anyone can point me to theorists or texts that deal in an interesting way with the intersection of body, technology and screen on stage I will be very grateful.

Appreciated in advance!

mockej

In the meantime I found this: Digital Theatre: The Making and Meaning of Live Mediated Performance, US & UK 1990-2020 by Nadja Masura. With a section on Troika Ranch!

bonemap

@mockej

Hi,

there might be some titles of interest in this media-amp-performance-bibliography.pdf

Best Wishes

Russell

dbini

@mockej

Hi Mocke,

Have a look at publications by Johannes Birringer (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...) he's written lots about the subject, and organised many conferences so he's kind of like a hub for body/tech/performance, at least in the UK

all the best,

john

mockej

Thanks @bonemap and @d8bit, will check out those leads.

Appreciated!

agentsimon2

An excellent book is

Body Space Image : Notes Toward Improvision and Performance Paperback – April 1, 1999

by Miranda Tufnell (Author), Chris Crickmay (Author)