De microfoon als interface

This chapter discusses the use of microphones as 'interfaces' in contemporary music theatre. By means of compelling case studies, Verstraete unpacks the multi-medial usage of the microphone as instrument in theatre performances that constitute a digital 'Gesamtkunstwerk' on the stage, through sound and image. He discusses the implications of such aesthetic strategies and practices in sound design as acoustic feedback, motion tracking, the placing of voice (from vocal exercises), and interfacing the voice for the production of a 'total theatre of voice and sound' in the 21st century.