Digital Applause: A Bridge, Not a Replacement

Digital Applause: A Bridge, Not a Replacement

by Nikolas Kamtsis Applause has ever been theater’s pulse. It is the unseen stream running from actor to observer, the populist instant when a crowd makes plain, with hands and wind, that the narrative was important. No substitute exists for that beating pulse....
The algorithm on wooden stage

The algorithm on wooden stage

By Nikolas Kamtsis Theater has always been ruled by voices of authority: the playwright, the director, the producer, the critic, the audience. But today, a new sovereign has entered unnoticed: the algorithm. This invisible director has no face, no body, no human...