{"id":996,"date":"2014-05-26T15:58:45","date_gmt":"2014-05-26T15:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.doc.gold.ac.uk\/blog\/?p=996"},"modified":"2014-06-02T16:05:02","modified_gmt":"2014-06-02T16:05:02","slug":"an-experiment-in-live-performance-online-engagement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.doc.gold.ac.uk\/blog\/?p=996","title":{"rendered":"An experiment in live performance + online engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Goldsmiths University, <a href=\"http:\/\/coneyhq.org\/h\/\">Coney Interactive Theatre <\/a>and <a href=\"http:\/\/showcaster.com\/\">ShowCaster<\/a> are experimenting with new ways to create live experiences online. This June we&#8217;re developing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.betterthanlife.org.uk\/\">Better Than Life<\/a>, a 45-minute interactive theatre piece designed for a small live audience and an unlimited number of people online.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re looking for audience members to join in the experiment. You can register to take part in the show online wherever you are or join a small group in the live space in London by buying tickets.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Performance dates<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>This is an experiment with a set of new web tools, so please do not expect a fully finished experience. Do, though, expect something surprising and intriguing which showcases the potential of live online interaction.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Open rehearsals<\/strong><\/em> &#8211; your chance to see the show in embryo<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thursday 12 June, 6pm &amp; 8pm<\/li>\n<li>Friday 13 June, 1pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Previews<\/strong><\/em> &#8211; revised show based on last week&#8217;s mistakes<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thursday 19 June, 6pm &amp; 8pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Final presentation<\/strong><\/em> &#8211; media-rich prototype of a full show<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thursday 26 June, 6pm &amp; 8pm<\/li>\n<li>Friday 27 June, 1pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.betterthanlife.org.uk\/\">betterthanlife.org.uk<\/a> to register for the live online show or buy one of the limited tickets to join us in the live space in London.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Goldsmiths University, Coney Interactive Theatre and ShowCaster are experimenting with new ways to create live experiences online. This June we&#8217;re developing Better Than Life, a 45-minute interactive theatre piece designed for a small live audience and an unlimited number of people online. We\u2019re looking for audience members to join in the experiment. You can register &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doc.gold.ac.uk\/blog\/?p=996\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">An experiment in live performance + online engagement<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[105,107],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.doc.gold.ac.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/996"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.doc.gold.ac.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.doc.gold.ac.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.doc.gold.ac.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.doc.gold.ac.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=996"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.doc.gold.ac.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/996\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":998,"href":"http:\/\/www.doc.gold.ac.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/996\/revisions\/998"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.doc.gold.ac.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.doc.gold.ac.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.doc.gold.ac.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}