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Johns Hopkins University Press Media & Performance Along the Border by Johannes Birringer
A choreographer offers a critical study of the relationship between dance and performance art and new media technologies in contemporary culture. He interweaves recollections of his own work in alternative culture along with commentary on contemporary artists such as Nam June Paik, Laurie Anderson, and Madonna. He traces the origins of avant- garde dance and reveals how it has been transformed politically, and explores the creation of digital-based interactive art and the use of video in performance art. He also examines performance aspects of political events and protests. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.show more