Mayan Technology, Hactivist Performance: The Electronic Disturbance Theatre

Examines the political performance art of the Electronic Disturbance Theatre (EDT). Argues that EDT represents an important direction for exploring embodiment in virtual space and for contemporary theater activism. Calls into question assumptions about the borders separating the body from cyberspace...

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Published in:The Journal of American drama and theatre 2002-04, Vol.14 (2), p.55-67
Main Author: Lane, Jill
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activism
Activists
Body
Performance Artists
Politics
Rationality
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Summary:Examines the political performance art of the Electronic Disturbance Theatre (EDT). Argues that EDT represents an important direction for exploring embodiment in virtual space and for contemporary theater activism. Calls into question assumptions about the borders separating the body from cyberspace. Discusses the possibilities for "electronic civil disobedience" that defy Western cultural assumptions of rationality and progress. Describes an EDT performance presented for the U.S. National Security Administration at a conference hall near the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., on September 9, 2001.
ISSN:1044-937X
2376-4236