Liveness

Performance in a Mediatized Culture

• Author(s): Philip Auslander,
• Publisher: Routledge
• Pages: 192
• ISBN_10: 1134642997
  ISBN_13: 9781134642991
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Art / Performance , Performing Arts / General , Performing Arts / Theater / General ,

Description:... In Liveness Philip Auslander addresses what may be the single most important question facing all kinds of performance today: What is the status of live performance in a culture dominated by mass media? By looking at specific instances of live performance such as theatre, rock music, sport and courtroom testimony, Liveness offers penetrating insights into media culture. This provocative book tackles some of the enduring 'sacred truths' surrounding the high cultural status of the live event.