“Hamlet” by The Wooster Group (2007/ 2012)

In their production of Hamlet, performance collective The Wooster Group reference Shakespeare’s iconic tragedy while simultaneously paying homage to a famous example of early digitally-mediated performance presented back in 1964 on Broadway by director John Gielgud. Gielgud had surprised audiences with his ‘Electronovision’– presented by filming the performance from 17 angles, and then broadcasting it to cinemas across the U.S. in a cutting-edge simulation of the live performance.

The Wooster Group repurpose and recreate Gielgud’s conversation between the filmed and the live, as the actors mimic the glitchy film behind them.

YouTube / PostScriptum – via Iframely