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Interactive performance

a performed story co-created by spect-actors and inter-actors


Interactive performance is characterized by performers and participants co-creating a story while playing roles. The story may be based on a written scenario or improvised from nothing. In any case, spect-actors contribute to the narrative and affect how it plays out.

This form is sometimes referred to as interactive theatre, but the word “theatre” is limiting. This work also happens in real-world, virtual-world, and immersive settings. Because the form is not confined to theatres, the more accurate term is interactive performance.

Updated: August 22, 2024

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