New Media - A Discourse of Expression, A Mirror of Reality

Book Review: Cristina Rusiecki, “Un click și...1000 de realități - New Media în Teatrul Românesc / 1 click and… 1000 realities - New Media in Romanian Theatre” (București: Asociația ENTHEOS, 2020)

Abstract

There are moments and messages which cannot be transmitted only through conventional scenography, where New Media can have an important role in illustrating the internal struggles, in being a mirror of introspection or in showing points of view which cannot be seen only with naked eyes on stage. In times when discussing theatre shows involving technology and new media in Romania has been needed for a while, Cristina Rusiecki publishes 1 click and… 1000 realities - New Media in Romanian Theatre, a remarkable initiative on explaining the phenomenon and its evolution. Having a strong background in journalism and theatre criticism, Cristina Rusiecki manages to lead us to the path of technology’s evolution and awareness of its presence in Romanian theatre. Together with actors, directors, scenographers, she deciphers fluidly for the reader the significance and the role of new media in each performance described in the book.