Designing Audience-Interactive Performance

Alexis Bacon is an Associate Professor of Music Composition at Michigan State University. Her research interests include participatory music and theatre, acousmatic and real-time electronic music composition, and sound spatialization.Michael S. Kraczek, is an Associate Professor of Theatre Design and Technology at Brigham Young University. While specializing in lighting and scenic design his favorite role is working as a creative director on experimental performance projects. Kori Wakamatsu is a Teaching Professor of Dance at Brigham Young University. She is the Dance Education K–12 Program Coordinator and her research inquiry includes interdisciplinary performance, belonging and inclusion, and teaching methodology.Alison C. Dobbins is Professor of Theatre and Chair of Music, Theatre & Dance at Christopher Newport University. She is a media designer focused on integrating elements of dance, media, music, theatre, and computer science in performance.

• Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. Our Why. 2. Getting Started. 3. Learning to Interact. 4. Communication Technology and Invitation. 5. Devising and the Rehearsal Process. 6. Aesthetic Design. 7. Music and Sound. 8. Performance Technology. 9. Issues of Liveness. 10. Ethical Considerations. 11. Evaluation and Documentation. A Finale of Puns: The Oh-Fish-Al End. Appendix A. Dance Engine Word Prompts. Appendix B. Shark! Foundations for Interaction. Appendix C. Single Parameter Lighting Cues. Bibliography. Index.