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Re: RAT In support of in-home, in-class, on-line theater
Some of the new science-related plays deal (at least partly) with what
interests me the most -- how the act of being involved with technology
influences people's lives. We have lots of work that uses cellphones and
email and a certain amount of robotics. What theater can do is stay
*ahead* of film in dealing with future events. Case in point: research is
moving well along toward objects with embedded intelligence -- so that
the talking toaster in "Red Dwarf" isn't that far off. We also have rooms
that will be able to alter their coating/appearance based on the mood of
individuals (or counter to it).
Lots of food for interesting writing and performance out there right on
major tech center websites.
My own stuff tends to focus on nanotechnology. What happens as the
ability to create objects/buildings from dirt/seawater becomes a reality.
How does that threaten existing interests? How will home-applications of
nanotech affect our daily lives?
Cheers,
Cat Hebert
On Mon, 21 May 2001 12:51:06 EDT SylvainBBB@aol.com writes:
> The new wave of science plays is about the popular group mind
> wrapping it's head around quantum mechanics which will result in a
> new cultural paradymn. In the same way that it took 40 years for
> Einsteins theories of relativity to perculate into cultural
> relativity which became "I'm OK Your OK" and Political Correctness.
>
> Just a thought.
>
>
>
> In a message dated Tue, 15 May 2001 2:39:36 PM Eastern Daylight
> Time, Audie McCall <audiemccall@yahoo.com> writes:
>
> << Allison Narver <anarver@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > I feel that theater is in part defined by the
> > audience
> > and performers being able to breathe the same air at
> > the same time.
> > I'm not very interested in watching somebody's
> > exploits online.
> > Allison
>
> Agreed!
>
> And I for one would like nothing more than see the
> discussion veer in the direction of talking about what
> exactly this means. Not just an artsy vague praising
> of "immediacy", or “4-dimensionality” but rather some
> crystal, cogent arguments for breathing the same air.
> How can we use it to our advantage, especially beyond
> the more obvious fourth-wall-breaking techniques
> (though I ain’t knockin’ em)?
>
> For instance, I think it’s rather remarkable that any
> of us can convince anyone at all to leave their
> comfortable homes, get in their cars, drive to some
> seedy neighborhood, plant their butt an uncomfortable
> seat and watch things happen. If this very act
> creates a certain self-selection, say for a more
> intelligent, more enthusiastic audience member, then
> what does that mean to our shaping of the show we’re
> giving them?
>
> For instance, is this the reason we can get away with
> things like the new wave of science plays (COPENHAGEN,
> PROOF, GREAT MEN OF SCIENCE et al)?
>
> Is it enough to simply preach to this self-selected
> ir, or can we challenge ourselves to challenge them
> in ways one couldn’t with a larger, more diffuse,
> less—dare I say it— interesting group of people?
>
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