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"The Song Remains ... The Same? Three Case Studies Of Issues Of Digital Preservation In Second Life Performance Practices", Dennis Moser
"The Song Remains ... The Same? Three Case Studies Of Issues Of Digital Preservation In Second Life Performance Practices", Dennis Moser
Dennis Moser
The documentation of performance is neither new nor restricted to the Western world. One need only look elsewhere to see the impetus of sharing and passing along the essential elements of music and dance. As we move deeper and deeper into the digital expression of culture, we must grapple with new solutions for capturing and conveying these essentials. There are countervailing attitudes towards the documentation of the manifestation of the aesthetic experience. The emergence of “performance” art and “installation” art in the late 19th and 20th centuries have given impetus to a field of critical theory somewhat at odds with …