ElastiCity: Performance Studies and Theme Parks

Taylor C. Black; Shawn Chua; Eero Laine; Milton Lim; Rumen Rachev; Soo Ryon Yoon

doi:10.33303/gpsv4n1a3

Authors

Taylor C. Black New York University
Shawn Chua The Necessary Stage
Eero Laine University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Milton Lim
Rumen Rachev Auckland University of Technology
Soo Ryon Yoon Lingnan University

Author Biographies

Taylor C. Black, New York University

Taylor Black is a Ph.D. candidate in Performance Studies at NYU. Their research considers acts of lying on the Internet as performance, and explores the role of performative ethics in online spaces.

Shawn Chua, The Necessary Stage

Shawn Chua is a researcher and artist based in Singapore. He holds an MA in Performance Studies from Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, and is a recipient of the National Arts Council’s Arts Scholarship (Postgraduate)

Eero Laine, University at Buffalo, State University of New York

Eero Laine is the Director of Graduate Study and Assistant Professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York.

Milton Lim

Milton Lim (Vancouver, Canada) is an artist whose practice entwines publicly available data, interactive digital media, and gameful performance . He works with Hong Kong Exile, Theatre Conspiracy, the videocan archive, and culturecapital (arts economy trading card game).

Rumen Rachev, Auckland University of Technology

Rumen Rachev is a leading researcher at Auckland University of Technology (AUT), New Zealand. His field of research includes: media and performance studies, critical theory and continental philosophy, and institutional critique of academic labour.

Soo Ryon Yoon, Lingnan University

Soo Ryon Yoon is Assistant Professor in Cultural Studies at Lingnan University, Hong Kong, where she teaches performance theories and racial politics in East Asian cultures.

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