Abstract
In recent years, performing arts have presented deep transformations both in the processes of creation and in terms of their capture, dissemination and conservation. The continuous development of information and communication technologies and the expanding phenomenon of web platformisation have meant an unprecedented change for the presence of dance, theatre or opera on the Internet. Platformisation has led to the implementation of the structural and economic model of social networks as the dominant form. This phenomenon has been approached from the perspective of software, business and political economy studies, and in recent years, research on its implications for cultural and creative industries has proliferated. In this context, this research studies the adaptation of theatre to the digital medium as part of the creative industries, specifically, the processes of web platforming as an expanding phenomenon within contemporary digital culture. Following this objective, the research carries out an exhaustive analysis of the National Documentation Centre for the Performing Arts (Spain) through the institution’s annual reports from 2012 to 2023. The analysis presents a dual methodology combining quantitative analysis of the data provided and qualitative analysis of the non-numerical information provided by the reports. The results show a clear commitment to the digitalisation and platforming of the theatre in a gradual process of adaptation to the new digital media.
Presenters
Carlos Linares ÁvilaPre-doctoral Researcher, Information and Communication, University of Granada, Spain
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
KEYWORDS
PLATFORMISATION, PERFORMING ARTS, CULTURAL INDUSTRIES, DIGITIZATION,THEATRE
