Abstract
This paper focuses on the transformation of discourses on liveness and mediatization in theatre studies and theatrical productions, and tries to describe their historical contexts, intellectual backgrounds and social implications. It attempts to clarify the historical context in which the discourse of liveness is constructed, and claims that, for the theatre in an age of media, liveness and mediatization have shared theoretical constructs, and together they bring forth the richness of theatrical performances. In the current age of media, not only had liveness been drastically changed by media but also the live experience has been mediated, while the tension between liveness and mediatization underlies one of the most remarkable aesthetic tendencies in contemporary theatre. The paper claims that the appeal for liveness in the media-age theatre is essentially concerned with the issue of public sphere in contemporary theatre. It is imperative to locate the position of liveness as a concept in the theoretical field in the age of media, and to understand liveness and mediatization of theatrical works in the context of this media age.
First Page
162
Last Page
170
Recommended Citation
Li, Qian. 2020. "Liveness and Mediatization: Theater in the Age of Media." Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art 40, (3): pp.162-170. https://tsla.researchcommons.org/journal/vol40/iss3/13
