DM2009 PERFORMANCE & INTERACTION

This foundation level course will introduce you to the history, genres, aesthetics, practice and relevance of live and performance art along with interaction strategies that facilitate engagement with audiences or augment the performer?s capabilities. This course discusses how art can influence society, the art world and politics through enactments and cross-media interventions in public spaces. The class will develop critical and artistic skills to frame live and performance art as a reference for their own practice. You will gain exposure to technical skills including interactive media technologies, spatial and site-specific awareness and engineering interactivity through the lens of live and performance art methods. You will then apply your knowledge in the creation, development, presentation and documentation of an original interactive or participative performance work. For this project your efficient use of technical resources will lead to a deeper understanding of media authoring approaches found in electronic and interactive technologies. This learning forms a foundation for further studies in interactive media, interaction design, exhibit design and product design.