Open AccessInteractyvity in theatre: a feature of performance structure or an outcome of communication process?
Author(s) -
Monika Meilutytė
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
menotyra
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2424-4708
pISSN - 1392-1002
DOI - 10.6001/menotyra.v26i2.4004
Subject(s) - interactivity , popularity , perspective (graphical) , context (archaeology) , computer science , process (computing) , multimedia , feature (linguistics) , outcome (game theory) , human–computer interaction , psychology , artificial intelligence , linguistics , history , social psychology , philosophy , mathematics , archaeology , mathematical economics , operating system
Nowadays, interactivity often serves as a way to make cultural products more attractive for the audience. Due to the growing popularity of immersive theatre and theatre makers’ interest in digital technologies, interactivity became again a relevant issue in theatre context. However, there is a need to revise the definition of it. Therefore, this article, at first, discusses the boundaries of the term relying on the previous research, later it presents a common perspective on interactivity in theatre as a feature of performance structure and, finally, suggests a new approach to interactivity as an outcome of communication process. According to the latter perspective, creators of performances become only initiators of interactivity and theatre audience are real determiners.