The Demo Krannert Center Workshop 2014

The Demo Krannert Center Workshop 2014

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 17, 2020

Runtime

1h 32m

Genres

Documentary, Music

Original Title

The Demo Krannert Center Workshop 2014

Production Companies

ArKtype

Director

Bob McGrath

Description

2014 performance of "The Demo," a music theater work written by composer/performers Mikel Rouse and Ben Neill based on Douglas Engelbart’s historic 1968 demonstration of early computer technology. Engelbart’s 1968 demo rolled out virtually everything that would define modern computing; videoconferencing, hyperlinks, networked collaboration, digital text editing, and something called a “mouse.” The Demo re-imagines Engelbart’s historic demonstration as a technologically-infused music theater piece, a new form of hybrid performance.