Loading...
Science, performance and transformation: performance for a ‘scientific’ age?
Johnson, Paul
Johnson, Paul
Authors
Editors
Other contributors
Affiliation
Epub Date
Issue Date
2014-09-30
Submitted date
Alternative
Abstract
The ‘two cultures’ of science and the arts/humanities are often considered at odds, but digital technology, and the broader implications of digital culture, provides a model for more productive forms of exchange and hybridity. This article applies theories of intercultural theatre practice to performance that works across this cultural divide to explore the types of interaction that take place. Following a historical discussion of the science/art divide, a three-fold model is proposed and explored through case studies including Djerassi and Laszlo's 2003 NO, Eduardo Kac's 1999 Genesis, Reckless Sleepers' 1996/2006 Schrödinger's Box, and John Barrow's 2002 Infinities. It is argued that science operates through the creation of mathematical models of aspects of the physical world, whilst art similarly constructs different kinds of models for understanding the social/cultural and occasionally physical world. Digital technology expands the modelling possibilities both directly, through simulation, virtual reality and integration into ‘live’ activities of augmented and intermedia performance, and through the transformative nature of digital culture.
Citation
Johnson, P. (2014). Science, performance and transformation: performance for a ‘scientific’ age?. International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media, 10 (2) p. 130-142. doi: 10.1080/14794713.2014.946282
Publisher
Research Unit
PubMed ID
PubMed Central ID
Embedded videos
Additional Links
Type
Journal article
Language
en
Description
This is an accepted manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media on 30/09/2014, available online: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14794713.2014.946282
The accepted version of the publication may differ from the final published version.
Series/Report no.
ISSN
1479-4713
2040-0934
2040-0934