Abstract In this article we compare Dutch penny prints with Spanish Aleluyas, focusing on three specific functions of premodern mass medium: popularising and adapting theatre plays; standardising (folk/fairy) tales; literary classics. Via these address the discrepancies between two countries considering materiality prints, growth production, but also transition from a predominantly religious, t...

In this realistic experiment, an interview with the leader of the Liberals in the Dutch Parliament was recorded in the presence o f a live audience, which reacted in a positive, negative, or neutral way. It was shown to subjects of two opposing political parties, whose attitudes were to be changed by the experimental interview. The main hypothesis, which predicted more attitude change in the po...

This paper addresses the issue of engaging the audience with new musical instruments in live performance context. We introduce design concerns that we consider influential to enhance the communication flow between the audience and the performer. We also propose and put in practice a design approach that considers the use of performance space as a way to engage with the audience. A collaborative...