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Carroll's ageless fantasia receives an electronic overhaul in which virtual
characters interact with live ones, leaping on and off screen, and from one
venue to another with lightning speed. Created in partnership with Bradley
University in Illinois and the University of Central Florida, this fully
mediatized, <SPAN lang=EN-US
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recreation of <EM>Alice in Wonderland</EM> </SPAN>will, for the first time in
theatre history, have live performers and audiences at three locations interact
in the same production, even though they are separated by thousands of miles.
Creative use of the latest innovations in digital transfer and distribution
technologies allows audiences at three locations to experience Alice’s
encounters with The White Rabbit, Humpty Dumpty, The Queen of Hearts, and
Jabberwock, both in the fantastical world of the theatre and the ‘real’ world of
virtual realty. </SPAN></P>
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(Experiments) in Wonderland</EM> is designed for both young and adult audiences.
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Thank you for passing this on to anyone who might be
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Gerd</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>_______________________________________<BR>Gerd Hauck,
Ph.D.<BR>Associate Professor and Chair<BR>Department of Drama and Speech
Communication<BR>University of Waterloo<BR>200 University Avenue West, ML
131A<BR>Waterloo ON N2L 3G1<BR>T.: 519.888.4567 ext.
32169<BR>F.: 519.725.0651<BR></FONT></SPAN></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>