{"product_id":"9783032430342","title":"Practical Spectating The Creative Role of the Audience","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePractical Spectating\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Creative Role of the Audience\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eElizabeth Swift\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAudiences are evolving.\u003c\/strong\u003e Spectators of the future will engage with new forms of performance in ways unimaginable to theatre makers today. To understand what happens next in the ever-fluctuating relationship between artists and their audience, \u003cem\u003ePractical Spectating\u003c\/em\u003e looks into the distant past. Drawing on anthropology and archaeology, the book examines how emerging forms of immersive, participatory and intermedial practice have deep roots in ancient narrative customs, many of which have been overlooked or erased. From Palaeolithic caves to digital theatre, from the deserts of Australia to VR installations, \u003cem\u003ePractical Spectating\u003c\/em\u003e reveals synergies between ancient cultural practices and new dynamics between performers and audiences in contemporary performance. It offers insights into the mysterious and mercurial relationships between the generation and reception of art and proposes fresh ways of thinking about the creative practice of spectating.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This is one of the most exciting academic books I have read in a long time, and will make a superb contribution to discourse around spectatorship and to the study of participatory performance”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames Frieze, Liverpool John Moores University.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElizabeth Swift\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer and director with a background in journalism and arts administration. She lectures in drama and intermedial performance at the University of Gloucestershire, UK, and holds a PhD in drama from the University of Exeter. She is director of Void Projects, whose performance work has toured internationally. Her writing has appeared in academic journals and books, and she has represented the UK at the British Academy’s Knowledge Frontiers Forum in Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23 January 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783032430342\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61230599929996,"sku":"9783032430342","price":125.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783032430342.tif?v=1794401314","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783032430342","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}