A Distributed Theatre Experiment with Shakespeare

Williams, D. L.; Kegel, Ian; Ursu, Marian F.; César, Pablo; Jansen, Jack; Geelhoed, Erik; Horti, Andras; Frantzis, Michael; Scott, Bill

doi:10.1145/2733373.2806272

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“…Our implementation consists of a capture and playback engine in each theatre, a playback engine for the home feeds and a single centralized component for sync control (in addition to centralized components for audio and video routing and such [13]). …”

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“…The representation script and its associated centralized control interface, Sync Control, and the corresponding Sync Editor, are not discussed in this paper due to lack of space. The video communication platform, and its innovations, developed to address the challenge of supporting complex use cases for multimedia communication between ad hoc groups is described elsewhere [13].…”

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Multimedia Document Structure for Distributed Theatre

Jansen

Frantzis

César

2015

Proceedings of the 2015 ACM Symposium on Document Engineering

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This paper explores the suitability of structured (and declarative) multimedia document formats for supporting a novel type of performing arts: distributed theatre. In distributed theatre, the actors are split between two (or more) locations, but together deliver a single performance mediated by the cameras, the internet, and projection technologies. Based on our efforts to make an actual distributed theatre production happen (the Tempest by Miracle Theatre), this paper reflects on our experience. Our findings are divided into two main areas: workflow and document structure. We conclude that novel types of video-mediated applications, like distributed theatre, require new manners of authoring documents. Moreover, specific extensions to existing document formats are needed in order to accommodate the new requirements imposed by such kind of applications.

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Multimedia Document Structure for Distributed Theatre

Jansen

Frantzis

César

2015

Proceedings of the 2015 ACM Symposium on Document Engineering

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“…MediaScape [24] is a framework that enables the creation and distribution of Web-based media services over multiple devices. VConect [25] is an initiative to enable a theatre performance distributed over two stages at different locations. Orchestra [26] is an online platform that allows musicians at different geographical locations to perform together.…”

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An Innovative Adaptive Web-Based Solution for Improved Remote Co-Creation and Delivery of Artistic Performances

Togou,

Simiscuka,

Verma

et al. 2024

IEEE Trans. on Broadcast.

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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most arts and cultural activities have moved online. This has contributed to the surge in development of artistic tools that enable professional artists to produce engaging and immersive shows remotely. This article introduces TRACTION Co-Creation Stage (TCS), a novel Web-based solution, designed and developed in the context of the EU Horizon 2020 TRACTION project, which allows for remote creation and delivery of artistic shows. TCS supports multiple artists performing simultaneously, either live or pre-recorded, on multiple stages at different geographical locations. It employs a client-server approach. The client has two major components: Control and Display. The former is used by the production teams to create shows by specifying layouts, scenes, and media sources to be included. The latter is used by viewers to watch the various shows. To ensure viewers' good quality of experience (QoE) levels, TCS employs adaptive streaming based on a novel Prioritised Adaptation solution based on the DASH standard for pre-recorded content delivery (PADA), which is introduced in this paper. User tests and experiments are carried out to evaluate the performance of TCS' Control and Display applications and that of PADA algorithm when creating and distributing opera shows.

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“…MediaScape [3] [13] aimed at providing interoperable technologies for the creation of HTML5-based media services that can be distributed across any type of connected devices. VConect project [12] explored distributed theatre performances connecting two stages from different locations. Online Orchestra [7] is a telematic performance project, aimed at enabling amateur musicians in remote locations to make music together over the Internet.…”

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Co-creation Stage: a Web-based Tool for Collaborative and Participatory Co-located Art Performances

Pagador

Dominguez

Masneri

et al. 2021

ACM International Conference on Interactive Media Experiences

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In recent years, artists and communities have expressed the desire to work with tools that facilitate co-creation and allow distributed community performances. These performances can be spread over several physical stages, connecting them on real-time towards a single experience with the audience distributed along them. This enables a wider remote audience consuming the performance through their own devices, and even grants the participation of remote users in the show. In this paper we introduce the Co-creation Stage, a webbased tool that allows managing heterogeneous content sources, with a particular focus on live and on-demand media, across several distributed devices. The Co-creation Stage is part of the toolset developed in the Traction H2020 project which enables community performing art shows, where professional artists and nonprofessional participants perform together from different stages and locations. Here we present the design process, the architecture and the main functionalities of the tool as well as the results of the first user evaluation with Opera houses and artists. CCS CONCEPTS• Human-centered computing → Collaborative and social computing; Computer supported cooperative work; • Computer systems organization → Real-time systems.

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A Distributed Theatre Experiment with Shakespeare

Cited by 10 publications

References 15 publications

Multimedia Document Structure for Distributed Theatre

Multimedia Document Structure for Distributed Theatre

An Innovative Adaptive Web-Based Solution for Improved Remote Co-Creation and Delivery of Artistic Performances

Co-creation Stage: a Web-based Tool for Collaborative and Participatory Co-located Art Performances

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