Houdini's premonition : virtuality and vaudeville on the Internet

Author

Goodeve, Thyrza Nichols

Document type

Article (catalogue d'exposition)

Language

English

Source

Leonardo. 1997, Vol. 30, Num. 5, 365-376, 6 ill. (2 col.)

ISSN

0024-094X

Abstract (en)

The author discusses what isn't 'new' about our use of new technologies such as the internet, drawing links between turn-of-the-century vaudeville and turn-of-the-millenium digital culture while charting, historically and metaphysically, the differences between these performative and social technologies. The point is threefold: to situate the internet within the cultural history of media technologies and 20th c. performance; to remember vaudeville and bring it back to life; and to explore current online theater (such as MOO performances) as a species of virtual vaudeville.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1945-present -- New media
• Vaudeville
• Internet
• Virtual reality
• 1800-2000
• Comparison
• Performance art

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1945-présent -- Nouvelles formes artistiques
• Vaudeville
• Internet
• Réalité virtuelle
• 1800-2000
• Comparaison
• Performance

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19991001-00212128

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