{"product_id":"9783110345902","title":"Liveness on Stage: Intermedial Challenges in Contemporary British Theatre and Performance","description":"  \u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=iso-8859-1\" http-equiv=\"content-type\"\u003e \u003cmeta name=\"generator\" content=\"mshtml 8.00.6001.23569\"\u003e  \u003cp\u003eTheatre is traditionally considered a live medium but its ‘liveness’ can no longer simply be taken for granted in view of the increasing mediatisation of the stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on theories of intermediality,\u003cem\u003eLiveness on Stage\u003c\/em\u003eexplores how performances that incorporate film or video self-reflexively stage and challenge their own liveness by contrasting or approximating live and mediatised action. To illustrate this, the monograph investigates key aspects such as ‘ephemerality’, ‘co-presence’, ‘unpredictability’, ‘interaction’ and ‘realistic representation’ and highlights their significance for re-evaluating received notions of liveness. The analysis is based on productions by Gob Squad, Forkbeard Fantasy, Station House Opera, Proto-type Theater, Tim Etchells and Mary Oliver. In their playful approaches these practitioners predominantly present such media combination as a means of cross-fertilisation rather than as an antagonism between liveness and mediatisation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining an original theoretical approach with an in-depth analysis of the selected productions, this study will appeal to scholars and practitioners of theatre and performance as well as to those researching intermedial phenomena.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"De Gruyter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47056483614960,"sku":"9783110345902","price":154.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9783110345902_p0.jpg?v=1763716865","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9783110345902","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}