<P>The first full-length book of its kind to offer an investigation of the interface between theatre, performance and digital arts, <EM>Virtual Theatres</EM> presents the theatre of the twenty-first century in which everything - even the viewer - can be simulated.</P>
<P>In this fascinating volume, Gabriella Giannachi analyzes the aesthetic concerns of current computer-arts practices through discussion of a variety of artists and performers including:</P>
<P>* blast Theory<BR>* Merce Cunningham<BR>* Eduardo Kac<BR>* forced entertainment<BR>* Lynn Hershman<BR>* Jodi Orlan<BR>* Guillermo Gómez-Peña<BR>* Marcel-lí Antúnez Roca<BR>* Jeffrey Shaw<BR>* Stelarc.</P>
<P><EM>Virtual Theatres</EM> not only allows for a reinterpretation of what is possible in the world of performance practice, but also demonstrates how 'virtuality' has come to represent a major parameter for our understanding and experience of contemporary art and life.</P>