{"product_id":"systemic-dramaturgy-michael-mark-chemers-9780809338313","title":"Systemic Dramaturgy: A Handbook for the Digital Age","description":"\u003cb\u003eWorking theatrically with technology \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSystemic Dramaturgy \u003c\/i\u003eoffers an invigorating, practical look at the daunting cultural problems of the digital age as they relate to performance. Authors Michael Mark Chemers and Mike Sell reject the incompatibility of theatre with robots, digital media, or video games. Instead, they argue that technology is the original problem of theatre: How can we tell this story and move this audience with these tools? And if we have different tools, how can that change the stories we tell? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This volume attunes readers to \"systemic dramaturgy\"--the recursive elements of signification, innovation, and history that underlie all performance--arguing that theatre must be understood as a system of systems, a concatenation of people, places, things, politics, feelings, and interpretations, ideally working together to entertain and edify an audience. The authors discuss in-depth the application of time-tested dramaturgical skills to extra-theatrical endeavors, including multi-platform performance, installations, and videogames. And they identify the unique interventions that dramaturgs can and must make into these art forms. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e More than any other book that has been published in the field, \u003ci\u003eSystemic Dramaturgy \u003c\/i\u003eplaces historical dramaturgy in conversation with technologies as old as the deus ex machina and as new as artificial intelligence. Spirited and playful in its approach, this volume collates histories, transcripts, and case studies and applies the concepts of systemic dramaturgy to works both old and avant-garde. Between chapters, Chemers and Sell talk with with some of the most forward-thinking, innovative, and creative people working in live media as they share their diverse approaches to the challenges of making performances, games, and digital media that move both heart and mind. This volume is nothing less than a guide for thinking about the future evolution of performance. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Mark Chemers, Mike Sell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0809338319\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780809338313\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Southern Illinois University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/17\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.06w x 0.79d","brand":"Michael Mark Chemers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44058489454847,"sku":"9780809338313","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ae2e1997-bbb9-4414-9dc0-d21d963afde3.jpg?v=1685052856","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/systemic-dramaturgy-michael-mark-chemers-9780809338313","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}