Translations:Theaterzalen als archief: hoe vul je de leemte?/8/en

1. Content produced for a live video audience performed on the original stage: This content was produced during the pandemic and was already intended to be shown in digital live form. It thus suggests to be locally and temporally close to a live experience. This digital approach is used as a tool to connect the intended stage performance and a displaced audience, not changing the original idea of the live event.
2. Content produced on and for the stage, already existing on video, but produced for various, pre-pandemic reasons (rehearsal, documentation, presentation). Quality in this case is often very varied, some of the material being poor, some of it being TV- or cinema-grade. Time mostly isn’t mentioned (or of no relevance to watching it) OR it is mentioned as the video material shows an exceptional or especially notable (previous) event. However, this form of content suggests being locally close to the live experience. In this case, the digital approach is used as a tool for visibility of the performing arts production and the performing arts venue, not changing the original idea of the live event.
3. Content produced for a live video/online audience (might be on the stage but might also be at other places). This approach often works with experimental performative forms but also with experimental forms of contact with the audience. The local aspect is not necessarily close to a stage experience, however the temporal position is approximating the live experience. In this case, the digital approach is thought and realized as part of the production, often combined with a cultural and media-critical perspective.
4. Content produced for the Internet/for special digital formats, not necessarily resembling a classic live performance (might again be on the stage but might also be at other places). This approach also often works with experimental performative forms, but the content often gets preproduced. Thus, the digital approach neither locally nor temporally is used to approximate a live (shared) experience, but works as an elementary part of the performing arts process.