Liveness Through Audience Participation in Digital Theatre: Map to Utopia As a Playground in Digital

Year 2023, Issue: 36, 91 - 105, 22.06.2023

Maral Çankaya

https://doi.org/10.26650/jtcd.1277109

Abstract

This article explores the concept of liveness in digital theatre practice by analyzing the case of Map to Utopia, a digital theatre production that utilizes technological devices such as computers and mobile phones to facilitate audience participation. The article provides an overview of the theoretical framework surrounding digital theatre and presents a discussion on the concept of liveness and its relation to audience participation. The article argues that Map to Utopia creates a sense of presentness and liveness through the active participation of the audience, turning the digital space into a playground. Furthermore, the article examines the use of digital media in Map to Utopia and highlights how it enhances audience participation, discussing technology, theatre and audience interaction.

Keywords

Liveness, audience participation, digital theatre, playfulness, Map to Utopia

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Dijital Tiyatroda Seyirci Katılımı Aracılığıyla Canlılık: Dijitalde Bir Oyun Alanı Olarak Map To Utopia

Abstract

Bu makale, fringe ensamble ve Platform Tiyatro ortak yapımı, bilgisayar ve cep telefonu gibi teknolojik araçları kullanarak seyirci etkileşimini sağlayan bir digital tiyatro prodüksiyonu olan Map to Utopia örneği üzerinden canlılık konseptini incelemektedir. Makale, dijital tiyatroya dair teorik çerçeveyi sunarken canlılık tartışmasını, bu tartışmanın kökenini ve seyirci etkileşimi ile olan bağlantısını incelemektedir. Map To Utopia’nın seyirci etkileşimi ile bir mevcudiyet ve canlılık bağlamı yarattığını, böylece dijital ortamı bir oyun alanına dönüştürdüğünü iddia etmektedir. Dijital medyanın Map To Utopia’da nasıl kullanıldığını inceleyerek dijital tiyatroda seyirci etkileşiminin nasıl kurulduğunu araştırmaktadır.

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canlılık, seyirci etkileşimi, dijital tiyatro, oyunsuluk, map to utopia

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