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What happens to theatre in an algorithmically driven world, and what becomes possible when algorithms and the software they constitute are put to work to make theatre? A Piece of Work by Annie Dorsen considers this question an exigent problem to be solved—algorithmically and theatrically.

Published in:TDR: The Drama Review (MIT Press) Vol. 59; no. 4; pp. 149 - 169
Main Author: Jucan, Ioana B.
Format: Article
Published: MIT Press Winter2015
Subjects:
Piece of Work, A (Theatrical production)
Dorsen, Annie
Hamlet (Play : Shakespeare)
Technology in the theater
Markov processes
Algorithms
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Summary:What happens to theatre in an algorithmically driven world, and what becomes possible when algorithms and the software they constitute are put to work to make theatre? A Piece of Work by Annie Dorsen considers this question an exigent problem to be solved—algorithmically and theatrically.