Multimodal theatre experiences : Africa and 2 dimensional life of her Hains-Wesson, Rachael 2013, Multimodal theatre experiences : Africa and 2 dimensional life of her, Youth theatre journal, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 34-50, doi: 10.1080/08929092.2013.779348. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Multimodal theatre experiences : Africa and 2 dimensional life of her Author(s) Hains-Wesson, Rachael Journal name Youth theatre journal Volume number 27 Issue number 1 Start page 34 End page 50 Total pages 17 Publisher Routledge Place of publication Philadelphia, Pa. Publication date 2013-01-01 ISSN 0892-9092 1948-4798 Keyword(s) transmediate theatre theatre for young people multi-media theatre experiences Summary Australia’s theatre for young audiences (TYA) has concentrated on young people’s interest in techno-savvy narrative complexities since the early 1990s, and has done so with positive outcomes. Building from a reflective inquiry, which is based on a TYA practitioner’s viewpoint, I explore two Australian contemporary theatre productions for mixed audiences: My Darling Patricia’s Africa (2011) and Fleur Elise Noble’s 2 Dimensional Life of Her (2011), which utilize old and new technologies for differing purposes. I present the following article in two parts: The first section briefly contextualizes TYA plays in Australia using digital technologies, along with a review of the literature that introduces an ongoing dialogue about digital media in theatre. The second part showcases the creative development process and the synopsis of Africa and 2 Dimensional Life of Her before I discuss the use of old technology in Africa in the form of a techno-tele-character, and the impact of new technologies in 2 Dimensional Life of Her as a transmediated theatrical occurrence. Recommendations are made for ways that TYA practitioners might consider mixing old and new technologies with the live to compete in the cultural marketplace. Language eng DOI 10.1080/08929092.2013.779348 Field of Research 190299 Film, Television and Digital Media not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 970119 Expanding Knowledge through Studies of the Creative Arts and Writing HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30052857 Document type: Journal Article Collection: Deakin Learning Futures Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 05 Jun 2013, 14:16:18 EST Thu, 06 Jun 2013, 08:53:27 EST Thu, 06 Jun 2013, 10:31:56 EST Thu, 06 Jun 2013, 11:04:18 EST Fri, 10 Oct 2014, 09:07:24 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 2 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 144 Abstract Views, 2 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 05 Jun 2013, 14:15:50 EST by Rachael Hains-wesson