TY - BOOK AU - Jarvis,Liam AU - Savage,Karen TI - Postdigital performances of care: technology & pandemic T2 - Performance and digital cultures SN - 9781350272101 AV - NX180.C68 J37 2024 U1 - 792.09/052 23/eng/20230801 PY - 2024/// CY - London, New York PB - Methuen Drama KW - COVID-19 (Disease) and the arts KW - COVID-19 (Disease) KW - Influence KW - Performing arts KW - Production and direction KW - Technology and the arts KW - Technological innovations N1 - P.B; Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - "A timely examination of the survival instinct of practitioners and audiences engaged in theatre-making and theatre-going in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. This book explores the paradoxical tension that has emerged between a disenchantment with digital technologies and the increasing reliance on online modes of practice. It identifies blindspots and ethical dilemmas that the shift to online and technologized practices may be engendering by assessing performances from emerging theatre-makers and participatory online theatre productions. Performances discussed include Thaddeus Phillips' Zoom Motel, Handle with Care and Tania El Khoury's As Far As Isolation Goes"-- ER -