On False Intimacies and Anti-Cathartic Modalities of Being in the Digital Performances of Crisis

Ipropose a paradox: the novel experience of the COVID-19 induced digital spectatorship re-enforced the fundamental laws of live theatre viewing, although it proved to be utterly anti-cathartic. This experience revealed that despite its digital mode of transmission, theatre can foster affectual (co)p...

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Main Author: Yana Meerzon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IATC 2021-12-01
Series:Critical Stages
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Online Access:https://www.critical-stages.org/24/on-false-intimacies-and-anti-cathartic-modalities-of-being-in-the-digital-performances-of-crisis/