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The future of live performance

2025/3/21
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Michael Rau: 我认为将科技融入戏剧表演中至关重要，因为我们的生活已经离不开科技，而戏剧应该反映生活。我探索了多种技术，例如机器学习、增强现实和电子邮件，并将它们融入我的作品中，以创造新的艺术形式并反映人们的生活体验。 我将戏剧比作食物，既有传统经典的，也有实验性的，两者可以共存。我的作品涵盖了各种风格，从传统的莎士比亚戏剧到利用科技进行实验的先锋作品。 我认为游戏是戏剧的一个分支，两者都需要观众的虚构参与。我创作的《临时工》就是一个例子，它没有演员，观众独自在办公室场景中完成任务，并通过互动体验思考人生意义。 我不认为现场演员是戏剧的必要条件，观众的参与和体验同样重要。 我尝试使用AI来增强而非取代人类演员的工作，例如通过实时图像生成器来改变舞台上的画面，或使用大型语言模型文本进行增强即兴表演。 在使用AI时，我更倾向于提前告知观众，并让观众参与其中，从而增加观众的参与度和欣赏度。我认为戏剧的核心在于观众的参与和存在，观众在表演中的反映才是最重要的。 Russ Altman: 作为节目的主持人，我对Michael Rau在戏剧表演中运用科技的创新理念和实践表示赞赏。他的观点拓宽了我们对戏剧艺术的理解，也引发了我们对科技与艺术融合的思考。通过与Michael Rau的对话，我们了解到科技在戏剧中的应用不仅可以创造新的艺术形式，还可以增强观众的参与感和沉浸感，并引发观众对人生意义的深刻思考。

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Michael Rau discusses the integration of digital technologies into theater, reflecting modern life and enhancing live performances.
  • Theater is evolving to include digital media and AI, making performances more reflective of contemporary life.
  • Rau emphasizes that ignoring technology on stage is unrealistic as it plays a significant role in everyday life.
  • The integration of technology in theater allows for new forms of storytelling and audience engagement.

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Michael Rau) is a professor, theater director, and tech innovator in one. He says that today’s technologies – AI, gaming, interactive storytelling, and even email – are reshaping what performers can do on stage and how audiences experience those performances. The best of the stage has always been about reflecting life, and technology is part of how we live today. It belongs on the stage, as Rau tells host Russ Altman) on this episode of Stanford Engineering’s The Future of Everything podcast.

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(00:00:00) Introduction

Russ Altman introduces guest Michael Rau, a professor of theatre and performance studies at Stanford University.

(00:03:16) Why Theater Needs Technology

How AI and digital media are reshaping live performance.

(00:05:15) AI & Emerging Theater Tech

AI scripts, machine learning, AR, and interactive storytelling.

(00:07:28) Theater as Food

How both classic and experimental theatre styles can coexist.

(00:10:13) The Relationship Between Theater & Gaming

Theatrical storytelling and its deep connection to gaming.

(00:14:40) The Debate on Liveness

Whether live actors are necessary to theatre performances.

(00:20:2) Temping: A Play Without Actors

Rau’s theatrical piece where the audience becomes the protagonist.

(00:25:38) AI’s Role in Theater

AI-generated visuals and scripts reshape storytelling and performance.

(00:30:44) AI-Driven Improv

AI-driven improv requires new skills, blending structure with spontaneity.

(00:33:44) Should Audiences Know AI Is Involved?

How transparency increases audience engagement and appreciation

(00:35:30) Conclusion

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