Immersion and Participation in Punchdrunk's Theatrical Worlds

Hardback

Main Details

Title Immersion and Participation in Punchdrunk's Theatrical Worlds
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Carina E. I. Westling
Series edited by Joslin McKinney
Series edited by Professor Scott Palmer
Series edited by Stephen A. Di Benedetto
SeriesPerformance and Design
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:208
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
ISBN/Barcode 9781350101951
ClassificationsDewey:792.0942
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations 10 bw illus

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Methuen Drama
Publication Date 28 May 2020
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Immersion and Participation in Punchdrunk's Theatrical Worlds is a detailed account of the company's award-winning productions and their historical context. Examining Punchdrunk's role as pioneers of immersive theatre in the UK through a range of their productions including Sleep No More and The Drowned Man besides theatrical works such as Faust, The Duchess of Malfi and Kabeiroi, and cross-platform productions like The Moon Slave, The Borough and The Oracles, the book presents an original framework for understanding immersion in theatrical and mixed reality experiences. Central to the book is a study of how immersive experience is produced in interaction with physical and digital scenography for participatory audiences. Through ethnographies of the company, their designers, actors, producers and audiences, the book interrogates the relationship between the aesthetics of interaction and the experience of immersion in Punchdrunk's work. The theoretical framework that the book introduces affords analyses of material cultures and the influence of technology on interaction design in theatre and beyond, and offers a blueprint for next-generation immersive design and scenography for interactive multimedia environments.

Author Biography

Carina E. I. Westling is Lecturer in Cross-Platform Media at Bournemouth University, UK and researches immersive experience, interaction and mixed reality design.